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The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity is one of the foremost centers for the multi-disciplinary study of diversity, in its multiple forms, in today’s globalizing world. https://www.mmg.mpg.de/home
Steffen Mau kommt an die #Viadrina. Der populäre Ungleichheits-Forscher, Soziologe und Autor spricht am Dienstag mit Viadrina-Rechtshistoriker Prof. Dr. Benjamin Lahusen über „Die DDR und die Transformation des deutschen Ostens“.
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From growing up in suburban Chicago to studying cultural encounters in Trinidad, one of the most influential scholars in migration studies, Steven Vertovec shares how those early experiences ultimately inspired the concept of superdiversity, now one of the most cited ideas in the field. 1/2 🧵
11.11.2025 21:59 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Who is Steven Vertovec, how did he become an anthropologist, and how has his work influenced Migration Studies? Find out more in this conversation with our Alumna @MariaSchiller on the #Borders & #Belonging #Podcast. www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
11.11.2025 13:17 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Many East Germans still sympathize with Russia - despite decades of Soviet occupation & now Putin’s war. Why? Nostalgia, post-reunification disappointment, capitalism’s failures, & as @steffenmau.bsky.social notes, an image of Russia that hasn’t evolved beyond the democratic hopes of the 1990s.
10.11.2025 15:25 — 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1🌏 Is it too late to do anything about the climate crisis?
Drawing on Jens Beckert’s "How We Sold Our Future" and Andreas Malm & Win Carton’s "Overshoot", David Kampmann's @bjsociology.bsky.social review says no, but the real question is how we pursue radical transition.
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We're hiring an outstanding Assistant Professor whose core research is in the field of cultural sociology with demonstrable expertise in the sociology of #culture and #technology.
📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025.
➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
At the Pre-COP30 Climate Talk in Brasília, I spoke about what #science tells us on climate change – and why we must act now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYgh...
23.10.2025 06:31 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Am 11.11 findet im Deutschen Theater in Berlin unsere Buchpremiere statt. Tickets hier 👉 www.deutschestheater.de/programm/pro...
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Patrick Cramer ist Präsident der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Er sagt: "Jede Regierung muss sich stets von wissenschaftlicher Evidenz leiten lassen. Wovon denn bitte sonst - Bauchgefühl?"
Politische Entscheidungen greifen tief in unser Leben ein – deshalb müssen sie sich auf wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse stützen, fordert Patrick Cramer @spektrum.de. Ein Plädoyer für Evidenz in der #Politik und für #Wissenschaftsfreiheit. www.spektrum.de/news/wissens... @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de
24.10.2025 10:05 — 👍 26 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1Climate is a class issue. @lwestheuser.bsky.social: Policy flops without distribution framing. Rather than framing the conflict as “eco-middle class versus ordinary people”, it should be framed as “top versus bottom”.
29.10.2025 15:07 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
How can parties do a better job at collective will formation & engaging (young) voters? @steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social explore this in their new book. In this interview, Mau proposes “political campfires”: open, inviting & permeable, not closed ideological communities t.ly/hrWXF
29.10.2025 13:16 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Engaged audience at Paulinenkirche for Dr. Lukate’s talk on 'Disentangled: Why Black Hair Can’t Be Just Hair', part of Göttinger Literaturherbst Wissenschaftsreihe. Powerful reflections on microaggressions, boundaries & racialized beauty norms. Wonderfully moderated by H. Pool @mpifg.bsky.social
28.10.2025 11:09 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to @margheritacusmano.bsky.social on receiving a @daadworldwide.bsky.social Prize for outstanding international students at @uni-goettingen.de! Her dissertation focussed on migrants’ views of inequality. Beyond that she builds community through networks, refugee work & peer support.
28.10.2025 10:57 — 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
Our scientific lecture series at the literature festival Göttinger Literaturherbst 📚🍂 is underway! After two evenings full of insights and inspiring discussions, we will continue tomorrow with events every evening until Nov 2. Fancy to join 🙂? 👇 @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
25.10.2025 18:26 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Four people wearing white gloves stand around a table in a library with colourful book-lined shelves. They examine documents and objects, including a small floral arrangement. A modern floating staircase is visible on the left wall.
Six people wearing white gloves gather around a table in a two-story library, examining documents and objects. A woman in a purple patterned cardigan studies papers while others hold various items including what appears to be a dark sculptural object. A globe sits on the table's left side. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line the upper balcony.
Four people wearing black bowler hats and white gloves huddle around a dark table examining objects, including a vintage wooden radio and a yellow illuminated globe. Bookshelves filled with colourful volumes line the wall behind them.
What happened in our institute's library? Can you solve the mystery?
Photos: @mpimmg.bsky.social
#TagderBibliotheken #Library #MPG
In this in-depth interview, our new director @steffenmau.bsky.social speaks about his scientific plans & ambitions for the institute & offers an analysis of the state of German democracy, political polarization, generational divides & the future of democratic institutions shorturl.at/4yBw0
18.10.2025 16:39 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social discuss their new book at the Frankfurt Book Fair: paralyzed states, lost trust, excluded youth, individualism. Without real deliberation - gov listening, youth included, tough questions tackled - democracy self-destructs, fueling authoritarianism.
18.10.2025 15:02 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
True stories from science – and the people behind them – at the Göttinger Literaturherbst: Nobel Prize laureate Katalin Karikó shares her journey, while Hans-Hennig von Grünberg looks back on the pioneers of quantum mechanics. Details below 👇 @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
15.10.2025 07:41 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
What values guide us, and where do we draw the line? At the Göttinger Literaturherbst, Johanna M. Lukate and Alena Buyx will discuss racism, beauty standards, medical ethics, and moral living. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social Details below 👇
14.10.2025 09:53 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Migration needs more common ground!?
Glad to join Konrad's excellent "Migration Debates" on the importance of compromise with Marc Helbling and Oliviero Angeli.
The interviews are available in English (and German) here:
www.kas.de/en/web/analy...
We’re hiring 2 Student Assistants (Social Sciences)!
Join the Department “Inequality, Transformation and Conflict” @steffenmau.bsky.social in Göttingen.
1️⃣ Quantitative focus (Stata/R)
2️⃣ Qualitative focus (MAXQDA)
Apply by 16 Nov 2025: Bewerbung_UTC@mmg.mpg.de
Details: www.mmg.mpg.de/stellenaussc...
Find the Japanese translation of Steffen Mau's Ungleich vereint here: shorturl.at/1dRxB. Mau explains that East Germany remains distinct from West Germany. Structural inequalities, historical experiences & cultural difference created 2 persistent societies with impacts on social & political life.
14.10.2025 11:09 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Great article analyzing „Der Große Umbruch“, a book by @steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social exposing how right-wing "performative politics" drains public discourse. Their dialogue is a bold push for real debate and compromise. Must-read for navigating today’s increasing polarization.
13.10.2025 17:36 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Für Studierende der Sozialwissenschaften in Göttingen: zwei studentische Hilfskraftstellen am @mpimmg.bsky.social
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Amid democratic erosion, geopolitical tensions & growing inequality, we need open debates about our future.
@ricardalang.bsky.social & @steffenmau.bsky.social
offer interpretive frameworks in their new book - an informed dialogue on today’s democratic & institutional crises. shorturl.at/DBgxI
Will humanity outlive its own power – and break the cycle of violence? Kai Michel, Johannes Krause, and Thomas Trappe explore at Göttinger Literaturherbst the history of humankind to find answers for its future. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
Details below 👇
Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
03.10.2025 15:04 — 👍 242 🔁 84 💬 5 📌 8
two scientists in front of a blackboard
meteorites and other samples arranged on a table before a blackboard with a scientist
Selfie of a teacher and a scientist in front of a school
selfie of a scientist in front of the Felix Klein Gymnasium in Göttingen
Yesterday, about 30 scientists from the Max Planck Institutes in Göttingen visited school classes to talk about #meteorites, #Mars, the #Sun and much more. Thanks for having us – and for all the great questions! See you next year! #MaxPlanckgehtzurSchule @mpi-nat.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social
02.10.2025 13:59 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Yesterday, about 30 researchers from Göttingen’s four Max Planck Institutes swapped labs for classrooms at #MaxPlanckGoesToSchool. From animal welfare to AI & space tech, students got a glimpse of frontier research. Thanks to all – see you in 2026! 🧑🏫🔬
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Some personal news to share www.mpg.de/25487784/aus...
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