Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥
@hermwerf.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at the #EUI, Florence. Works on education & social stratification. Posts r personal.
@eui-sps.bsky.social
Substack/blogs: https://hermwerf.substack.com/
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@eui-sps.bsky.social
Substack/blogs: https://hermwerf.substack.com/
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=amYIKXQAAAAJ&hl=nl
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Very happy informing y'all that I won the 2025 Distinguished Publication Prize of the European Academy of Sociology, for my ASR paper of last year. #EAS. My paper is here, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... . The link to EAS: www.european-academy-sociology.eu/publication-...
Tegenwoordig geldt in de politiek: wie het laatst kletst kletst het best.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Tegenwoordig geldt in de politiek: wie het laatst kletst kletst het best.
So I now fill my office hours very conveniently with the Microsoft Bookings app, which only works on my computer (Microsoft 365). Why is there no app for iPhone or iPad? @microsoft.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
So I now fill my office hours very conveniently with the Microsoft Bookings app, which only works on my computer (Microsoft 365). Why is there no app for iPhone or iPad? @microsoft.com
The office. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The office. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social
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This is factually correct #AcademicChatter
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This is factually correct #AcademicChatter
The rise of stratification research in sociology, economics, and political science. My blog post. open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
The Rise of Stratification Research in Sociology, Economics, and Political Science
How social stratification became increasingly studied in sister fields of sociology
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The rise of stratification research in sociology, economics, and political science. My blog post. open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
I also wrote a blog about this paper, euideas.eui.eu/does-more-ed...
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I also wrote a blog about this paper, euideas.eui.eu/does-more-ed...
Very happy informing y'all that I won the 2025 Distinguished Publication Prize of the European Academy of Sociology, for my ASR paper of last year. #EAS. My paper is here, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... . The link to EAS: www.european-academy-sociology.eu/publication-...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Very happy informing y'all that I won the 2025 Distinguished Publication Prize of the European Academy of Sociology, for my ASR paper of last year. #EAS. My paper is here, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... . The link to EAS: www.european-academy-sociology.eu/publication-...
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Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
Today’s run
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Today’s run
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Honored to introduce Samuel Bowles Public Lecture The Origin and Future of Inequality, part of 3 days organized by
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
UChicago Stone Center | The Origin and Future of Economic Inequality by Samuel Bowles
YouTube video by Harris Public Policy
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November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Honored to introduce Samuel Bowles Public Lecture The Origin and Future of Inequality, part of 3 days organized by
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
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Ever wonder which international border is closest? This map divides Germany into 9 zones, showing the nearest neighbor for any given point. Germany borders more European countries than any other nation.*
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ever wonder which international border is closest? This map divides Germany into 9 zones, showing the nearest neighbor for any given point. Germany borders more European countries than any other nation.*
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
In-person education is more effective than online, in universities. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In-person education is more effective than online, in universities. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...
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En voor wat het waard is. Als we viewpoint diversity onder wetenschappers correleren met wetenschappelijke kwaliteit in een land (afgemeten aan citaties), is er *geen* positieve associatie. (Maar eerder negatief).
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
En voor wat het waard is. Als we viewpoint diversity onder wetenschappers correleren met wetenschappelijke kwaliteit in een land (afgemeten aan citaties), is er *geen* positieve associatie. (Maar eerder negatief).
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New evidence that twin estimates of heritability should be adjusted downward by about half
So there you have it, twin study estimates were greatly inflated, and molecular data sets the record straight. I walk through possible counter-arguments, but ultimately the uncomfortable truth is that genes contribute to traits much less than we always thought.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
New evidence that twin estimates of heritability should be adjusted downward by about half
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Today, @lintuslotta.bsky.social defended her doctoral thesis on educational inequalities at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Great defense, thanks to Lotta and the commiittee with @kbkarlson.bsky.social Bess Bukodi and @hermwerf.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today, @lintuslotta.bsky.social defended her doctoral thesis on educational inequalities at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Great defense, thanks to Lotta and the commiittee with @kbkarlson.bsky.social Bess Bukodi and @hermwerf.bsky.social
see this vacancy to work with me on educational inequalities in Europe. We have extended the deadline by 1 week, now Dec 1st, 2025. #job #postdoc #vacancy #pleaseshare
Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
see this vacancy to work with me on educational inequalities in Europe. We have extended the deadline by 1 week, now Dec 1st, 2025. #job #postdoc #vacancy #pleaseshare
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Our SPS department @eui-sps.bsky.social invites prospective PhD candidates to join the SPS Virtual Open Day 2025. A unique opportunity to discover onlnine our doctoral programme, meet faculty and researchers, and learn about life at the EUI.
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Virtual Open Day - Department of Political and Social Sciences
The EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences invites interested researchers and prospective applicants to learn more about the PhD programme. Throughout the day, seminars, workshops, and workin...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our SPS department @eui-sps.bsky.social invites prospective PhD candidates to join the SPS Virtual Open Day 2025. A unique opportunity to discover onlnine our doctoral programme, meet faculty and researchers, and learn about life at the EUI.
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Interesting keynote by Ellen Helsper at the @eui-eu.bsky.social conference on digital inequalities. The best predictor of digital literacy is…. print literacy.
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Interesting keynote by Ellen Helsper at the @eui-eu.bsky.social conference on digital inequalities. The best predictor of digital literacy is…. print literacy.
Nice interview at the Inequality Podcast of Chicago U, with Doug Downey about the role of schooling to reduce inequalities resulting from out-of-school contexts. Our new results, hopefully published soon, lead to different conclusions, but that is for another time. podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/t...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Nice interview at the Inequality Podcast of Chicago U, with Doug Downey about the role of schooling to reduce inequalities resulting from out-of-school contexts. Our new results, hopefully published soon, lead to different conclusions, but that is for another time. podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/t...
If you think that major companies mostly utilize their power across borders, think again. Here a paper on Denmark showing strong connection to government of the top 50 companies.
NEW: Lasse Folke Henriksen, Jacob Aagard Lunding, Christoph Houman Ellersgaard, Anton Grau Larsen, "The Hardcore Brokers: Core-Periphery Structure and Political Representation in Denmark’s Corporate Elite Network" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If you think that major companies mostly utilize their power across borders, think again. Here a paper on Denmark showing strong connection to government of the top 50 companies.
Wel een rake observatie in Pekela: het is geen afgehaakt Nederland, maar teleurgesteld Nederland, in het boek van @coenvdven.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wel een rake observatie in Pekela: het is geen afgehaakt Nederland, maar teleurgesteld Nederland, in het boek van @coenvdven.bsky.social
The rise of stratification research in sociology, economics, and political science. My new blog. With a conclusion that European universities should rather sponsor inequality centers than to dismantle them. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social hermwerf.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
The Rise of Stratification Research in Sociology, Economics, and Political Science
How social stratification became increasingly studied in sister fields of sociology
hermwerf.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The rise of stratification research in sociology, economics, and political science. My new blog. With a conclusion that European universities should rather sponsor inequality centers than to dismantle them. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social hermwerf.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
Jiayang Wang passed her viva with minor revisions, with an impressive thesis on social class mobility in China. At the University of Edinburgh.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Jiayang Wang passed her viva with minor revisions, with an impressive thesis on social class mobility in China. At the University of Edinburgh.
In Edinburgh for a viva, I couldn’t resist trying haggis, served with whisky. A lot better than when I once ate it at a food truck…
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In Edinburgh for a viva, I couldn’t resist trying haggis, served with whisky. A lot better than when I once ate it at a food truck…