Miranda Lubbers
@mirandalubbers.bsky.social
Professor of Anthropology; UAB Barcelona; Director COALESCE lab (http://coalesce-lab.com/en). ICREA Acadèmia fellow; ERC Advanced Grant holder “A #network #science approach to #social #cohesion in #European #societies”. European Academy of Sociology.
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The role of social networks in institutional trust during economic downturns
Abstract. Citizens’ trust in institutions is crucial for the proper functioning of societies. While national economic performance is a key predictor of ins
doi.org
My new paper doi.org/10.1093/esr/... explains that personal networks expose us to different degrees to economic distress, which shapes public opinion (here, institutional trust). Yet institutional trust research has largely overlooked networks. #sociology #netsky
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The call for applications for the Summer Incubator 2026 at the @mpidr.bsky.social is open!
Deadline: Jan 14, 2026.
Topics/Teams:
1) Spatial Mobility and Scientific Production
2) Digitalization, AI and Inequalities
Check out the brand new website for information:
www.incubator.demogr.mpg.de
Deadline: Jan 14, 2026.
Topics/Teams:
1) Spatial Mobility and Scientific Production
2) Digitalization, AI and Inequalities
Check out the brand new website for information:
www.incubator.demogr.mpg.de
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The call for applications for the Summer Incubator 2026 at the @mpidr.bsky.social is open!
Deadline: Jan 14, 2026.
Topics/Teams:
1) Spatial Mobility and Scientific Production
2) Digitalization, AI and Inequalities
Check out the brand new website for information:
www.incubator.demogr.mpg.de
Deadline: Jan 14, 2026.
Topics/Teams:
1) Spatial Mobility and Scientific Production
2) Digitalization, AI and Inequalities
Check out the brand new website for information:
www.incubator.demogr.mpg.de
📣 This Thursday (Nov 27), 3 PM CET, at UAB Barcelona & online, Professor Louise Ryan will give the seminar "'I cannot live without friends': using longitudinal, qualitative social network analysis to understand how refugees forge new relationships in new places". Everyone's welcome! 👨🦱👩🦰🧔👩🦱👵👳👱♀️👨🦰🧕👱♂️🎅 👇
📣 I am thrilled to announce this Hybrid Open Seminar on November 27th at 3PM co-organised by @coalescelab.bsky.social @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and INMIX - UAB Research Group featuring leading expert in migration studies Prof. Louise Ryan ☘️
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
📣 This Thursday (Nov 27), 3 PM CET, at UAB Barcelona & online, Professor Louise Ryan will give the seminar "'I cannot live without friends': using longitudinal, qualitative social network analysis to understand how refugees forge new relationships in new places". Everyone's welcome! 👨🦱👩🦰🧔👩🦱👵👳👱♀️👨🦰🧕👱♂️🎅 👇
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
Son said that his teacher told a classmate during an exam “you got that question wrong“. He changed the answer, finished, then teacher said “you had it right earlier, as you would have known if you studied. Now it’s wrong.” The kid failed the exam. This story will give me some epic stomach ulcers.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Son said that his teacher told a classmate during an exam “you got that question wrong“. He changed the answer, finished, then teacher said “you had it right earlier, as you would have known if you studied. Now it’s wrong.” The kid failed the exam. This story will give me some epic stomach ulcers.
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I know several of the women who were harassed by this guy. They had real courage to testify. He engaged in serious professional retaliation against women.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know several of the women who were harassed by this guy. They had real courage to testify. He engaged in serious professional retaliation against women.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
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Are you applying computational methods in your research or thinking about starting a lab? Join us for the first Computational Methods Labs Showcase by the ICA CM Division @icacm.bsky.social 🌟
Online on Feb 16, 2026, 4:00–5:30 pm CET / 10:00–11:30 am EST 📆
Register 👇
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Online on Feb 16, 2026, 4:00–5:30 pm CET / 10:00–11:30 am EST 📆
Register 👇
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November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Are you applying computational methods in your research or thinking about starting a lab? Join us for the first Computational Methods Labs Showcase by the ICA CM Division @icacm.bsky.social 🌟
Online on Feb 16, 2026, 4:00–5:30 pm CET / 10:00–11:30 am EST 📆
Register 👇
forms.office.com/e/zHBkwUWNFw
Online on Feb 16, 2026, 4:00–5:30 pm CET / 10:00–11:30 am EST 📆
Register 👇
forms.office.com/e/zHBkwUWNFw
I hope @ageinves.bsky.social will at some time abolish the limiting research team-work team separation. European grants are 10-20x bigger and they work well without it. And the 100-50% rule. Imagine what collaborations would be possible if research groups don’t have to hoard their time.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I hope @ageinves.bsky.social will at some time abolish the limiting research team-work team separation. European grants are 10-20x bigger and they work well without it. And the 100-50% rule. Imagine what collaborations would be possible if research groups don’t have to hoard their time.
"The university system will ban advocacy of "race or gender ideology"" -nah, pointing out systemic inequalities in health or pay isn´t "ideology", it´s purely empirical. Framing it as ideology, or prohibiting investigations, however, is ideological. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"The university system will ban advocacy of "race or gender ideology"" -nah, pointing out systemic inequalities in health or pay isn´t "ideology", it´s purely empirical. Framing it as ideology, or prohibiting investigations, however, is ideological. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Women have accused this man for such a long time, but no, we need guys’ emails about him to be sure it’s true.
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Women have accused this man for such a long time, but no, we need guys’ emails about him to be sure it’s true.
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I gave a webinar from this work with the International Social Capital Association, available here - www.intsocialcapital.org/event/toward...
Toward a Unified Conceptualization of Social Capital - International Social Capital Association (ISCA)
Social capital is among the most broadly used concepts in social science. Despite its shared understanding as beneficial resources available from the connections between people, authors vary widely in...
www.intsocialcapital.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I gave a webinar from this work with the International Social Capital Association, available here - www.intsocialcapital.org/event/toward...
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Not All Political Topics Are Created Equal: How Issue Polarization Shapes Partner Selection in Informal Political Discussion: https://osf.io/zauq4
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Not All Political Topics Are Created Equal: How Issue Polarization Shapes Partner Selection in Informal Political Discussion: https://osf.io/zauq4
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New pre-print out! 🤩
Co-authored with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social (from @coalescelab.bsky.social), Eva Jaspers and Jan-Willem Simons (both from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social).
A fresh look into why people discuss some topics with particular contacts and not with others in their personal networks.
Co-authored with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social (from @coalescelab.bsky.social), Eva Jaspers and Jan-Willem Simons (both from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social).
A fresh look into why people discuss some topics with particular contacts and not with others in their personal networks.
Not All Political Topics Are Created Equal: How Issue Polarization Shapes Partner Selection in Informal Political Discussion: https://osf.io/zauq4
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
New pre-print out! 🤩
Co-authored with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social (from @coalescelab.bsky.social), Eva Jaspers and Jan-Willem Simons (both from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social).
A fresh look into why people discuss some topics with particular contacts and not with others in their personal networks.
Co-authored with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social (from @coalescelab.bsky.social), Eva Jaspers and Jan-Willem Simons (both from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social).
A fresh look into why people discuss some topics with particular contacts and not with others in their personal networks.
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They’ll never last 👫
S. Salim’s new article in #Socius uses a dyadic conjoint #survey to measure third-party evaluations of #interracial couples, including their perceived seriousness, #compatibility, and #white respondent approval of the couple.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...
S. Salim’s new article in #Socius uses a dyadic conjoint #survey to measure third-party evaluations of #interracial couples, including their perceived seriousness, #compatibility, and #white respondent approval of the couple.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
They’ll never last 👫
S. Salim’s new article in #Socius uses a dyadic conjoint #survey to measure third-party evaluations of #interracial couples, including their perceived seriousness, #compatibility, and #white respondent approval of the couple.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...
S. Salim’s new article in #Socius uses a dyadic conjoint #survey to measure third-party evaluations of #interracial couples, including their perceived seriousness, #compatibility, and #white respondent approval of the couple.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...
Asbest ruins a workplace
Petty people ruin the workplace
Narcissists ruin the workplace
AI ruins the workplace
Always-on expectations ruin the workplace
Capitalism ruins the workplace
Precarious employment ruins the workplace
Bureaucratization ruins the workplace
- but women?
Petty people ruin the workplace
Narcissists ruin the workplace
AI ruins the workplace
Always-on expectations ruin the workplace
Capitalism ruins the workplace
Precarious employment ruins the workplace
Bureaucratization ruins the workplace
- but women?
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Asbest ruins a workplace
Petty people ruin the workplace
Narcissists ruin the workplace
AI ruins the workplace
Always-on expectations ruin the workplace
Capitalism ruins the workplace
Precarious employment ruins the workplace
Bureaucratization ruins the workplace
- but women?
Petty people ruin the workplace
Narcissists ruin the workplace
AI ruins the workplace
Always-on expectations ruin the workplace
Capitalism ruins the workplace
Precarious employment ruins the workplace
Bureaucratization ruins the workplace
- but women?
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Does anyone know of an international funder open to people based in Spain (funding computational science or anthropology) interested in highly interdisciplinary research using computational text analysis? (~€200,000).
Suggestions or collaborations welcome—thanks! 🙏 #css
Suggestions or collaborations welcome—thanks! 🙏 #css
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Does anyone know of an international funder open to people based in Spain (funding computational science or anthropology) interested in highly interdisciplinary research using computational text analysis? (~€200,000).
Suggestions or collaborations welcome—thanks! 🙏 #css
Suggestions or collaborations welcome—thanks! 🙏 #css
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📣 I am thrilled to announce this Hybrid Open Seminar on November 27th at 3PM co-organised by @coalescelab.bsky.social @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and INMIX - UAB Research Group featuring leading expert in migration studies Prof. Louise Ryan ☘️
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
📣 I am thrilled to announce this Hybrid Open Seminar on November 27th at 3PM co-organised by @coalescelab.bsky.social @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and INMIX - UAB Research Group featuring leading expert in migration studies Prof. Louise Ryan ☘️
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
Yess! 👉 Professor Louise Ryan will give an open seminar about the social networks of refugees on Nov 27, so if you´re in the Barcelona area and interested in her talk, you are very welcome to join us at the UAB! (and if you´re somewhere else, you can connect via the link🔗). 📌
📣 I am thrilled to announce this Hybrid Open Seminar on November 27th at 3PM co-organised by @coalescelab.bsky.social @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and INMIX - UAB Research Group featuring leading expert in migration studies Prof. Louise Ryan ☘️
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
@teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat
See U there! ✨
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yess! 👉 Professor Louise Ryan will give an open seminar about the social networks of refugees on Nov 27, so if you´re in the Barcelona area and interested in her talk, you are very welcome to join us at the UAB! (and if you´re somewhere else, you can connect via the link🔗). 📌
If someone ever tries to dim your light, shine brighter. Like sunlight on vampires. You got this. 🫶
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
If someone ever tries to dim your light, shine brighter. Like sunlight on vampires. You got this. 🫶
Dutch elections: First exit poll shows great wins for centre parties D66 & CDA compared to 2023, big loss for the governing extreme right-wing (ER) party (but compensated by wins by non-governing ER parties) & losses for left-wing parties, but it's too close to call. www.politico.eu/article/dutc...
Dutch election is too close to call between liberals and far right, exit poll says
Rob Jetten and Geert Wilders are fighting it out for top spot in a nail-biting vote in the Netherlands.
www.politico.eu
October 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Dutch elections: First exit poll shows great wins for centre parties D66 & CDA compared to 2023, big loss for the governing extreme right-wing (ER) party (but compensated by wins by non-governing ER parties) & losses for left-wing parties, but it's too close to call. www.politico.eu/article/dutc...
Having my hopes up (probably in vain) for the Dutch elections - don´t forget to vote today if you are eligible!
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Having my hopes up (probably in vain) for the Dutch elections - don´t forget to vote today if you are eligible!
Next up: Is the person who says she hates seeing old people in public an ageist or realist? Is the man who can’t stand successful women a sexist or realist? Is the neighbor who abhors pasta a pasta hater or a realist? Join us live or even better, check a dictionnaire, “racist” is under the R.
Is the Reform MP who says she’s driven mad by TV adverts full of Black & Asian people a racist or realist? How many migrants would the Tories expel? & should the UK be selling fighter jets to Türkiye?
Join LIVE at 9PM on X & YouTube or on ITV1 at 1045PM 📺
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Join LIVE at 9PM on X & YouTube or on ITV1 at 1045PM 📺
#Peston
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Next up: Is the person who says she hates seeing old people in public an ageist or realist? Is the man who can’t stand successful women a sexist or realist? Is the neighbor who abhors pasta a pasta hater or a realist? Join us live or even better, check a dictionnaire, “racist” is under the R.
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Hostile states are actively working to influence chatbots, resulting in the promotion of sanctioned content and false narratives.
Our latest investigation shows how Kremlin narratives—including sanctioned sources—are making their way into mainstream AI responses.
Our latest investigation shows how Kremlin narratives—including sanctioned sources—are making their way into mainstream AI responses.
October 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hostile states are actively working to influence chatbots, resulting in the promotion of sanctioned content and false narratives.
Our latest investigation shows how Kremlin narratives—including sanctioned sources—are making their way into mainstream AI responses.
Our latest investigation shows how Kremlin narratives—including sanctioned sources—are making their way into mainstream AI responses.
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Reporting this story, the same details kept appearing in police investigations around Europe: the perpetrators turned out to have been recruited and offered cash over Telegram.
European authorities are increasingly open in saying who is responsible: Russia.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
European authorities are increasingly open in saying who is responsible: Russia.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
From pigs’ heads to arson plots: how Russia’s hybrid war is sowing chaos across Europe
The trail from a Normandy pig farm has helped expose Russia’s campaign of sabotage across Europe aimed at inflaming division, spreading fear and weakeing support for Ukraine
www.irishtimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Reporting this story, the same details kept appearing in police investigations around Europe: the perpetrators turned out to have been recruited and offered cash over Telegram.
European authorities are increasingly open in saying who is responsible: Russia.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
European authorities are increasingly open in saying who is responsible: Russia.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
interesting new meta-study in The Lancet comparing the physiological side-effects of 30 anti-depressants: info.thelancet.com/hubfs/Press%...
info.thelancet.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
interesting new meta-study in The Lancet comparing the physiological side-effects of 30 anti-depressants: info.thelancet.com/hubfs/Press%...