Maren Toft

(+) – Ekstrem sammenfiltring av elitemakt og kvinnefiendtlighet Det kritikkverdige ved Mette-Marits kontakt med Jeffrey Epstein, er ikke den flørtende tonen, mener sosiolog Maren Toft, men at hun har skjenket Epstein et stykke symbolsk kapital.

Det er mer interessant å forsøke å forstå hvorfor Epstein ønsket en relasjon til Mette-Marit, enn å spekulere i hennes motiver. Som min kollega Mikael Holmqvist har påpekt, har monarker en særegen «royal touch». Det er konsekrering, ikke først og fremst flørting, som er graverende
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Palantir har ingenting å gjøre i den norske staten. Denne tråden er virkelig god i å avkle galskapen. På høy tid at norske politikere spisser ører til Maja Van Der Velden www.nrk.no/norge/reager...

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From June 14th to 19th 2026 the 3rd edition of the summer school on "Elites, Power and Inequality" will take place at the University of Lausanne. Program and registration here: www.unil.ch/unil/en/home...

Deadline is 1st April 2026.

«If imperialism is driven by oligarchic power, then oligarchic power must be confronted.

Europe should respond to Trump’s blackmail with targeted measures aimed not at American consumers, but at American billionaires.»

We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites!

It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov.

You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...

Les en farlig bok i julen. Du rekker å lese Mørkets venstre hånd før nyttår.

Me and @runestahl.bsky.social are hiring a future PhD fellow to study climate and class

www.cbs.dk/om-cbs/job-o...

Very senior economist speaks out against Summers and against the discipline continuing to bestow privileges and honors on him; calls out sexism in economics.

You'd think this site should be flooded with similar threads...

"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."

This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.

Det er ikke «apolitisk» å investere i selskaper som er uetiske. Det eneste «apolitiske» man kan gjøre er å ha etiske retningslinjer (uavhengig av strenghet) som man håndhever likt helt uavhengig av hvilke selskaper som bryter dem.

Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.

This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.

The rich are responsible for an outsized share of carbon emissions — the top 10% account for 48%.

And the gap is growing.

Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.

Så enormt bra jobba! Kudos!

📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.

There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.

Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

The children are always ours, every single one of them

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New book hitting the shelves today "Climate & Class: How to Keep the Climate Fight from Becoming a Culture War", with @chellersgaard.bsky.social and Andreas Mulvad.

“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.

I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).

You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!

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jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

This is a fantastic project. So well deserved!

So deserved ❤️

The International Association of Genocide Scholars has passed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide. Read the resolution here genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...

In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority who want to divest from Israeli arms companies, asks Oslo academic Sindre Bangstad

In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

Gaza has reached IPC Phase 5, which is the worst level of food insecurity & is associated with high amounts of death & permanent disability. For people experiencing this level of malnutrition, even if it ended today, many of the consequences (eg personal outcomes like disabilities) are irreversible.

Following an exchange with @marcoalbertini.bsky.social on the @isa-rc28.bsky.social letter to the @isa-sociology.org exec committee, I’m reposting my position on requests to review for the Israel Science Foundation.

It is also very problematic to read statements saying that the ISS suspension has “real” personal & professional consequences for our colleagues, while Palestinian sociologists and academics (many murdered, suffering from starvation, with universities demolished) are ignored, not even mentioned [4]

Free Palestine.

Israeli army has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking aid since late May <article data-history-node-id="426109" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-has-killed-more-1000-palestinians-seeking-aid-late-may" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-has-killed-more-1000-palestinians-seeking-aid-late-may" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli army has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking aid since late May</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces while trying to access food in Gaza since the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started operations, the United Nations said on Tuesday.&nbsp;<br> <br> “⁠The horrific physical and psychological deaths and suffering caused by hunger are the result of Israel’s interference in the delivery and militarisation of humanitarian aid,” the UN statement reads.&nbsp;<br> <br> "As of July 21, we have recorded 1,054 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 766 of them were killed in the vicinity of GHF sites and 288 near UN and other humanitarian organisations' aid convoys," UN human rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP, stating the victims had been killed by the Israeli military.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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