New episode out and great to listen to:
03.08.2025 09:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@isabellstamm.bsky.social
Sociologist I Professor @TUBerlin I Affiliated with @MaxPlanckInstitute for the Study of Societies, Cologne I Research on Business, Ownership and Family Wealth | Deputy Director @KohliFoundation for Sociology
New episode out and great to listen to:
03.08.2025 09:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We have an opening for a one-year Sociology Lectureship in Glasgow focused on teaching the sociology of class. Please share it with anyone interested. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
30.07.2025 10:31 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 25 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In our new article, Jens Beckert and I ask how "Capital and the Family" interconnect in contemporary capitalism. We argue that they come together in owning relations - and are crucial to today's economy. Read more in @bjsociology.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Looking forward to an exciting time in Copenhagen next week with the Rethinking Entrepreneurship Group and Christina Lubinski. As AOM is also coming up in Copenhagen this will be a great opportunity to meet dear colleagues.
15.07.2025 17:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Am ZZF ist eine neue Stelle zu besetzen!
Das Leibniz-Zentrum fรผr Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam (ZZF) sucht zum 1. Oktober 2025 oder spรคter eine
Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w/d).
๐๏ธ Bewerbungsfrist: 31. Juli 2025
Die Stellenbeschreibung finden Sie auf unserer Website: buff.ly/U3GuJfi
In the age of asset manager capitalism, do asset owners still matter? And what does this mean for the green transition?
@nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social and I investigate this through an in-depth study of how some of the most important asset owners - pension funds - invest.
Now out in SER!
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๐ข๐ข Finally this position is posted:
In our Capital's shadow project we are looking for a sociologist (doctoral researcher), interested in conducting a comparative ethnography of the strat up scenes in Berlin and Paris.
Apply by July 11th:
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/stellenaussc...
With great pleasure, the Kohli Foundation for Sociology announces that this yearโs โจ๐๐ผ๐ต๐น๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ปโจ for his exceptional scholarly contributions to the fields of movements, networks, health, and science. ๐
kohlifoundation.eu/news/kohli-p...
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Die Gesellschaft mit gebundenem Vermรถgen steht erneut im Koalitionsvertrag. Allan Sandham und ich analysieren den Diskurs um diese Rechtsform mit Blick auf normative Vorstellungen von Eigentum an Unternehmen. Jetzt online in der @zfs.bsky.social.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Congratulations Franziska! Happy to see this paper out and can highly recommend the read to all interested in wealth and emotions.
18.05.2025 05:16 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ข๐ข Promotionsstelle (65%, TU Berlin)
Spannende Stelle in der Wirtschaftssoziologie zur Analyse der normative Ausbreitung von Kapitalgesellschaften. Eingebunden in den @sfb294.bsky.social
Bewerbungen mรถglich bis 06. Mai 2025
stellenticket.tu-berlin.de/stellenangeb...
Zum Vormerken: Silke van Dyk ist bei uns in der #FAKTory am 21.Mai im Rahmen einer Lunch Lecture - veranstaltung.akwien.at/de/umkaempft...
22.04.2025 14:14 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Lesestoff fรผr das Wochenende:
Die Firma, frรผher wie ein Geschenk von Generation zu Generation weitergereicht, wurde in den vergangenen 20 Jahren zur Ware, so @isabellstamm.bsky.social im Gesprรคch mit @julialauter.bsky.social. Aus der Familienangelegenheit wurde ein Business-Match.
๐The 2025 Infrastructure Prize for Sociology goes to @socarxiv.bsky.social, represented by @philipncohen.com , for its accessible and timely contribution to the dissemination of sociological knowledge.
kohlifoundation.eu/programs-the...
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Explore Howard Aldrich's reflections on his academic background and sociological interests in our latest 3-Questions-Interview, now on our website: kohlifoundation.eu/3-questions-...
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Here's an update on sociology (and some demography) journal editorial polices with regard to sharing preprints before submission and after acceptance. A big improvement from the last edition of this table. With one exception.
13.04.2025 19:48 โ ๐ 89 ๐ 54 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 5๐ข Here is an exciting job opportunity at the TU Berlin. Please spread the word and apply!
Post-Doc, 5yrs, work on your independent research on ownership and / or wealth inequality, teach 2 courses per semester, collaborate with me and in a supportive team.
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/stellenaussc...
Very much enjoyed reading this article on the political-roles sketched out for entrepreneurs. Would be interesting to tease out how entrepreneur and founder narratives may also deflect from a key source of political power: their accumulated wealth.
11.04.2025 16:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Very happy to say that my article on Musk and Thiel's political theory of the founder (drawing on Lacan on the way) is out with @jcultecon.bsky.social! Strange to see it out there with all what happened in the last year, but it will hopefully make it a good read
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tomorrow a new chapter begins: On April 1st, I will join the @tuberlin.bsky.social as full professor for the sociology of organization, work and the economy. I will remain affiliated to the wealth and inequality group @mpifg.bsky.social. Very excited!
31.03.2025 18:21 โ ๐ 50 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 2Join us for the first
ISI INTERNATIONAL WEALTH CONFERENCE
in Munich, October 9-11 2025
CfP: www.lmu.de/isi/en/lates...
Submit a short abstract or paper by April 28.
Keynotes by Annette Lareau & Lane Kenworthy. And if you arrive a few days early, you can catch the last weekend of Oktoberfest :)
Hello world! ๐ฃ
This is the economic sociology section of the German Sociological Association @dgsoziologie.bsky.social
We would like to build an econ soc community here, and for this we'll need your help.
So pls follow & repost - and link us with relevant infos.
Thank you ๐ซถ
#EconSoc #WiSoz
Great to see this article out! Wonderful work by Doron Shiffer-Sebba @shdoron1.bsky.social on the bureaucratic practices that help elite families to preserve large fortunes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Fellow sociologists: Who do you think is among the brightest minds in sociology? What studies, theories or arguments make a lasting impact on our field? What research infrastructures would you not want to miss? If you have a person, team or organization in mind consider nominating them for:
20.02.2025 05:30 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0And related: Ute Tellmann (TU Darmstadt) is looking for a postdoc (full) and a PhD student (65 %) to work on the financialisation of waterbody protection in the EU. Profile: Sociology, cultural economy, environmental humanities; German & English skills.
Deadline 10 March 2025
The International Sociological Association (ISA) deeply mourns the tragic passing of Michael Burawoy, a leading sociologist, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, and the 17th President of ISA. Michael was fatally struck in a hit-and-run accident on February 3rd. His loss is immeasurable.
05.02.2025 10:12 โ ๐ 154 ๐ 64 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 21I am thrilled that the Volkswagen Foundation is funding our new project! Julia de Groote and me will compare the start up ecosystems in Berlin and Paris with regard to wealth! We will be hiring soon (2 doc positions, 100%, German and French required). Stay tuned for job ads or reach out directly.
04.02.2025 18:31 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Welcome on board, Anne. Looking forward to working with you!
31.12.2024 16:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Available on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6RGv4Z6...
Pocketcasts: pca.st/etz8xmk8
or Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
๐Just in time for the holidays, we have a wonderful gift to share with you: for Sociology โ The Podcast of the Kohli Foundation is online now! ๐
We are honored to start our series with our 2023 Kohli Prize laureate Gรธsta Esping-Andersen.
Tune into this informative and entertaining first episode!