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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Incoming Research Fellow: Maximilian Reichert (13.–17.10.2025)

We’re happy to welcome Max Reichert @mischewu.bsky.social from Erasmus University Rotterdam!

His work explores how family dynamics and social policy interact across the life course.

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Incoming Research Fellow: Maximilian Reichert (13.-17.10.2025)

A warm welcome to Maximilian Reichert, visiting from Rotterdam!

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Neuer Forschungsbericht: „Klimakrise im Alltag: Wie Menschen rund um den Neusiedler See den Klimawandel erleben“ 🌿💧

Basierend auf der Pilotstudie „Austrocknung des Neusiedler Sees“, Teil des Projekts „Klimaalltag in Österreich“ am Institut für Soziologie der Uni Wien.

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Neuer Forschungsbericht: "Klimakrise im Alltag: Wie Menschen rund um den Neusiedler See den Klimawandel erleben"

Der Bericht basiert auf der im Rahmen der Pilotstudie „Austrocknung des Neusiedler Sees: zwischen Expertise und Alltag“ durchgeführten Forschung. Die Studie ist Teil des Institutsprojekts „Klimaalltag...

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 1d

Neuer Artikel von @tillhilmar.bsky.social in Environmental Politics:

„Cassandra from the Far Right: How the German and Austrian Populist Radical Right Links Climate Skepticism with Economic Issues“ 🌍📘

Jetzt online lesen! 🔗

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Cassandra from the far right: how the German and Austrian populist radical right links climate skepticism with economic issues

This article asks how two populist radical right parties, the German AfD and the Austrian FPÖ, communicate about climate on Twitter/X. Analyzing a corpus of 6,254 tweets, it pays special attention ...

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Ageing Sociology Vienna @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social · 4d

If you are around today at 5pm don´t miss #AnnaKarmann @ifswien.bsky.social presenting on "Residential Mobility After Union Dissolution: A Study of Austrian Couples" using #RegisterData

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 5d

📢"Qualitative Interview Research in Multilingual Contexts—A Comparative Discussion of Language-Related Decisions in Two Empirical Studies" - neue Publikation von Jana Berg, Clara Holzinger, Anna-Katharina Draxl und Michael Grüttner
➡️ doi.org/10.17169/fqs... #Sociology #SocialResearch @univie.ac.at

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 7d

„Bosnische Identitäten in Wien und in Chicago“ 🌍

@anamijic.bsky.social hat mit der Presse über ihre Forschung zur 1,5-Generation gesprochen.

🔗Artikel jetzt online (mit Abo) lesen!

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Bosnische Identitäten in Wien und in Chicago

Die sogenannte 1.5-Generation hat Krieg und Flucht als Kinder oder Jugendliche miterlebt und wächst mit Einflüssen des neuen Zuhauses auf. Sozialwissenschaftlerin Ana Mijić vergleicht Biografien...

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 7d

🆕 Neue Veröffentlichungen von Michaela Pfadenhauer et al.:

📘 Mitherausgeberin von Zukunft der Medien – Medien der Zukunft (Springer VS, 2025)
📗 Special Issue der ÖZS zu Wissenschaftsskepsis
📄 Aktueller Artikel: Wer spricht im illegitimen Wissen? doi.org/10.1007/s116...

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Zukunft der Medien – Medien der Zukunft. Zur Einleitung

Der Beitrag skizziert einführend das komplexe Verhältnis von der Zukunft der Medien und den Medien der Zukunft. Es geht bei einer Auseinandersetzung mit diesem Verhältnis um die Rolle von Medien und Kommunikation für die in einem...

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 8d

Diese Woche (07.–10.10.) öffnet die Studienservicestelle Soziologie ihre Türen für alle Studierenden 🎓 Kommt mit euren Fragen❓und ohne Termin 📅 vorbei – Di–Fr, 9–15 Uhr (Do bis 16 Uhr). 📍3. Stock, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1090 Wien (R. 309/314/315) #Soziologie #UniWien t.ly/n7AnX

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Semesterstart: Open Door in der Studienservicestelle Soziologie

In der zweiten Oktoberwoche (07.10. bis 10.10.) öffnet die Studienservicestelle Soziologie ihre Türen für Studienanfänger*innen, aber auch für fortgeschrittene Studierende im Bachelor oder Master Sozi...

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 13d

Lost potential: Hurdles for skilled immigrants in Vienna

Deskilling affects many highly educated and academic migrants from Central & Eastern European countries living in Vienna. A research project shows how language barriers, bureaucratic hurdles & discrimination affect their career opportunities.

Deskilling of migrants in the labour market

Deskilling affects many highly educated and academic migrants from Central and Eastern European countries living in Vienna. A research project shows how language barriers, bureaucratic hurdles and discrimination affect their career opportunities.

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Ageing Sociology Vienna @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social · 13d

Our Team will be presenting today at the #DACH 23. Deutsch-Österreichisch-Schweizerisches Demografietreffen the first results of #CONDIVproject with Austrian #RegisterData on #divorce.
Programme 👇
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DACH 2025

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Ageing Sociology Vienna @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social · 13d

🎤 #CarolineBerghammer shows now the first results from our #CONDIVproject at the #DACH2025

#RegisterData #Registerforschung #Divorce

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 13d

👋 We are delighted to welcome three new PhD scholars to our department! They will be working with Team Prof. Kazepov, Team Prof. @nadiasteiber.bsky.social, and Team Prof. Pfadenhauer. Read more about their research ⤵️
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Incoming Visiting PhDs: Maria Luisa Zucchini-Solimei, Shiwen Liu, and Rosa Kim

We are excited to welcome three new visiting PhD scholars to our department! Find out more about their research projects.

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 14d

🎤upcoming event - save the date!
Discussion on Democratic Resilience on Oct. 22 @univie.ac.at with intriguing guests @karenner.bsky.social, Csaba Szalo, Adriana Zaharijević and @dominikzelinsky.bsky.social chaired by @evrop-anka.bsky.social: Debating democracy and civil society challenges in CEE🗨️

Democratic Resilience in the making? The Civil Sphere in Central and Eastern Europe

22 October 2025 | 18:00–19:30 | University of Vienna

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Till Hilmar @tillhilmar.bsky.social · 14d

📣 In a new open access article in @environmentalpol.bsky.social, I examine how appeals to "economic realism" – like the claim that we "can’t afford climate policy" – have long structured far-right #climateskepticism @cidape.bsky.social @ifswien.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Cassandra from the far right: how the German and Austrian populist radical right links climate skepticism with economic issues

This article asks how two populist radical right parties, the German AfD and the Austrian FPÖ, communicate about climate on Twitter/X. Analyzing a corpus of 6,254 tweets, it pays special attention ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 19d

📄Neue Publikation unter Mitarbeit von @valeriabordone.bsky.social im Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.

"Personality Traits and Provision of Grandparental Childcare: Evidence from Europe"

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Personality Traits and Provision of Grandparental Childcare: Evidence from Europe

Past research has explored various factors associated with grandparental childcare but has overlooked the role of personality traits. We address this gap by analyzing the association between person...

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 19d

📢Unsere Kolleginnen Clara Holzinger und Anna-Katharina Draxl sprachen mit der #Rudolphina über ihre Forschung zu #Dequalifizierung von zugewanderten Akademiker*innen am #Arbeitsmarkt in Österreich. Mehr zum FWF-Projekt "DeMiCo"➡️ demico.univie.ac.at/de/
@fwf-at.bsky.social #Soziologie #Deskilling

Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 20d

Dequalifizierung betrifft viele gut ausgebildete Migrant*innen aus zentral- und osteuropäischen Staaten, die in Wien leben.
Ein Forschungsprojekt zeigt, wie Sprachbarrieren, bürokratische Hürden und Diskriminierung ihre beruflichen Chancen beeinflussen. 🗣️

Dequalifizierung von Migrant*innen am Arbeitsmarkt

Dequalifizierung betrifft viele gut ausgebildete Migrant*innen aus zentral- und osteuropäischen Staaten, die in Wien leben. Ein Forschungsprojekt zeigt, wie Sprachbarrieren, bürokratische Hürden und D...

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · 22d

📢Interested in #TransStudies and #healthcare? Three new articles by our colleague Felix Lene Ihrig et al. were published recently. Read (online) now! ➡️ www.soz.univie.ac.at/en/detail-ne...
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Abstract of the text: “Flipped Examination Room – Ascriptions of Vulnerability Between Trans Patients and Their Healthcare Providers" by Felix L. Ihrig (Department of Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria), Flora Löffelmann (Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria), Jojo Steininger (Clinical Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria) in the European Journal of Health Communication. Abstract: The history of pathologisation has left traces in trans healthcare contexts, especially barriers to receiving healthcare. These can be explained with theories of biopower—the disciplining of non-normative bodies, which often results in breached boundaries and repudiation of agency. Embedded in frameworks of Institutional Ethnography and Community-Based Participatory Research, we analysed recordings from one trans Community Team discussion (N = three) and one training session for healthcare providers (HCPs; N = eight) with Charmaz’ Grounded Theory. In this exploratory phase of an ongoing research project, we investigated current practices and underlying beliefs about “trans-sensitive healthcare” in Austria. By depicting trans patients as vulnerable, some HCPs practice benevolent pathologisation. Yet, negotiations of intimacy and responsibility along with power imbalances can render both parties vulnerable. HCPs’ own vulnerability frequently stems from knowledge gaps and expectations concerning expertise and authority. We conclude that a caring and transparent approach to contextual vulnerabilities in interactions between trans patients and HPCs is paramount. The notion of caring encounters, where being uncertain is not a flaw but a mere fact of human existence, is a transformative perspective. By offering their support to HCPs, trans people extend their circle of care and imagine a society built on compassion.

Abstract of the text: "On the backs of others. Negotiations of trans solidarity in sociology and activism" by Felix Lene Ihrig, Boka En, Flora Löffelmann, Surya Monro, River Újhadbor in The European Sociologist.

Panics and negotiations
For this text to come into existence, ‘intricate negotiations of solidarity’ had to become not only our topic but our ‘doing’ as well. To be able to write about it, we had to ask ourselves what solidarity might entail and what its differing yet overlapping interpretations in academia and activism might mean. By presenting our reflections here, we want to bring those two areas together and pass our questions on to readers who are involved in sociology, especially those who work on trans topics. Specifically, we ask how the rights of some members of marginalised groups are played off against those of other marginalised people. We ask about how moral panics concerning sex and gender are implicated in these processes in sociological research and academic work. Finally, we ask what epistemic duties we as social researchers may have in the face of marginalisation and injustice.

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urbanfutures.bsky.social @urbanfutures.bsky.social · 22d

⏰ Don’t miss your chance to contribute to the RC21 Conference 2026!

📅 Deadline: 6 October 2025
👉See the guidelines and details: rc21-vienna2026.org/call-for-ses...

#rc21 #rc21vienna2026
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Ageing Sociology Vienna @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social · 22d

Full foom @ifswien.bsky.social for the presentation of our research fellow @damianouccheddu.bsky.social

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · Sep 12

👋🔜From 9/16/2025 to 2/15/2026, we are looking forward to having Václav Walach @vwalach.bsky.social (Ass. Prof. at the Department of Social Work, Ostravská univerzita, Czechia) join the department and the Urban Futures Platform @urbanfutures.bsky.social! Read more ➡️ t.ly/UPsgZ @univie.ac.at

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Ageing Sociology Vienna @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social · Sep 11

The 1st Conference of the #SustainableAgeing @eaps.bsky.social Working Group has just started, opened by @valeriabordone.bsky.social and @brunoarpino.bsky.social at @unipd.bsky.social

Looking forward to two days of discussions on #SustainableAgeing

Daniela Weber @webervienna.bsky.social · Sep 11

@valeriabordone.bsky.social and @brunoarpino.bsky.social just kicked off the 1st #EAPS #sustainable #aging workshop in #Padova looking forward to two inspiring days.

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Christian Haddad @chddd.bsky.social · Sep 9

Working on shifts in global heath - related to #AMR, #vaccines and #antibiotics?
This workshop is for you!! 👇 #CfA send us your #abstract and join us in Vienna @univie.ac.at

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Katharina T Paul @katharinatpaul.bsky.social · Sep 9

Interested in the politics of immunity, vaccination and #AMR? Check out this workshop I’m putting together with @chddd.bsky.social and @sjvanders.bsky.social 14-15 December @univie.ac.at! Submission deadline next week. tinyurl.com/3xbrcwbv

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · Sep 10

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CIDAPE EU Horizon Project @cidape.bsky.social · Sep 9

PhD researcher Sarah Helena Schäfer from @ifswien.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at speaking to Tibetan Buddhist nuns and monks in #India about the role of #emotions in #climate action. Here, she's with a group of exceptionally savvy nuns from Ladakh talking about #SpiritualClimateDiscourse for CIDAPE🌿

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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · Sep 9

👋 We are happy to welcome Tabitha Scott and Damiano Uccheddu as research fellows at Assoc. Prof. Valeria Bordone's team @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social !
Read more about them ➡️ www.soz.univie.ac.at/en/detail-ne...
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Incoming Research Fellows: Tabitha Scott and Damiano Uccheddu

We are delighted to welcome Tabitha Scott and Damiano Uccheddu as visiting scholars at Team Bordone!

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