"Hidden inequalities, Visible outcomes: Gender and social norms”. Join us for a seminar with Prof. Bina Agarwal, a leading economist known for her groundbreaking work on gender inequality, land rights, and environmental governance.
Equality Debate with Bina Agarwal, co-winner of the 1st Global Inequality Research Award, March 19th, 2025, PSE (Paris 14e) - 18h https://inequalitylab.world/en/event/equality-debate-with-bina-agarwal/

Social cohesion and social mobility compromised within corporate environments...
"Top earners are increasingly isolated at work – here’s why it matters".
Olivier Godechot & Marta M. Elvira https://theconversation.com/top-earners-are-increasingly-isolated-at-work-heres-why-it-matters-250861

Just Published, by Laura Silva et al. "Mind the gap: the interplay between genes and neighbourhood context on educational achievement". Living in socioeconomically advantaged neighborhoods can help bridge the gap in educational achievement between individuals with high and low genetic predispositions, mainly by influencing academic motivation. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf001

"Climate change and the global distribution of wealth" - New paper, just published by Lucas Chancel et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02268-3
Authors are interested in 3 mechanisms: (1) climate drivers and events, and their effects on wealth; (2) the effect of climate policy on wealth; and (3) changes in expectations about (1) and (2). Drawing on these insights, they outline a research agenda for the years ahead.

Zachary Van Winkle & Bartholomew Konechni, Just Published, “Government Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Depressive Symptoms Following Widowhood",in Demography (Duke Journal) https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11790737
Depressive symptoms increased dramatically for those widowed during the pandemic, particularly among those who lost their partner when governments were enforcing stay-at-home orders.

"Parental separation and children's genetic influences on education". A study combining sociology, demography, and genetics—based on molecular data by Zachary Van Winkle & Tina Baier https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13067

Just Published: Laura Silva, "Neighbourhood Effects Across Generations and the Reproduction of Inequality" [paper] The British Journal of Sociology. Interplay between deprivative residential environments and youth development, particularly on cognitive skills and socio-emotional behavior https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-4446.13187

"A plea for a sociology of transnational human mobility : existing evidence and prospective challenges" - Ettore Recchi advocates a sociology of mobility that combines the study of mobile actors and regulatory systems. [open access] #migrations #travels https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/77705

The CRIS is hiring an Assistant Professor (Tenure track). We welcome applications from candidates with a recent PhD and an expertise in the study of digital inequalities https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/sites/sciencespo.fr.osc/files/AP_CRIS_2025_final2.pdf

"The Heterogeneity of Early Elections", Petra Schleiter & Sukriti Issar (chapter) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-69347-2_3

Jen Schradie questions the democratic impact of AI in terms of inequalities - AI would reproduce inequalities of information and expression already deepened by previous digital innovations - through an original model and describes the 3 dimensions of what she calls the Generative AI gap. https://www.sciencespo.fr/en/news/is-digital-technology-democratic-the-lastest-issue-of-understanding-our-times/

"El impacto de la privación material en el proceso de movilidad social", Idelfonso Marquéz-Perales (Universidad de Sevilla), INCASI2 Seminario, Sciences Po, 27 de noviembre 2024 (online + In person) https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/sites/sciencespo.fr.osc/files/INCASI2_ILL_Seminario_Marques_Cartel.pdf

Mapping knowledge: Topic analysis of science locates researchers in disciplinary landscape. Science is split by Culture–Nature, Life–Non-life, and Materials–Methods dichotomies. Epistemological position-takings reveal social patterns among knowledge producers. Paper by Yann Renisio & Radim Hladík https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304422X24000895 or Preprint https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/94jd5

Household Wealth is Associated With Perceived Trustworthiness in a Diverse Set of Countries - paper by Mélusine Boon-Falleur et al. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19485506241289461

We are hiring a French-Speaking Sociology Remote Interviewer, Temporary Job for 10-12 weeks (France). Fluent in English+French. Deadline December 4th. https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/sites/sciencespo.fr.osc/files/Job_French-Speaking-Sociology-Remote-Interviewer.pdf

How humans and AI algortithms continuously influence each other... This paper introduces this coevolution as the cornerstone for a new field of study at the intersection between AI and complexity science. Theoretical, empirical, and mathematical investigation of the human-AI feedback loop. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artint.2024.104244

"Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiments" (James N. Druckman, 2022). Book review by Martin Aranguren. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00943061241227106h

Exploring the meanings of the personal/group discrimination discrepancy among minority & majority populations. Paper by Haley McAvay & Mirna Safi. A novel empirical approach through identity affirmation, awareness of discrimination, spatial proximity to discrimination https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2024.2418014

Childhood poverty and deprivation have negative consequences for children, from birth. New paper by Lidia Panico, Yuliya Kazakova & Marion Leturq. The authors propose an early childhood deprivation framework (index) that is multidimensional, dynamic and child-centred. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12187-024-10178-7

"Gendered Contexts? The Effect of Neighbourhood Socio-Economic Deprivation on Girls' and Boys' Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Development" - Laura Silva, Just published on NCDS UK data (open access) https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/soc4.70010