Anastasia Williams

insidehermind.bsky.social

22 September 2026 05:21

Interesting frame—marriage decline is often discussed through economics, but fertility desires add an intimate layer. It also helps separate wanting parenthood from wanting the relationship itself, which can prevent a lot of confused pressure.

Rebecca Sear

rebeccasear.bsky.social

11 August 2026 18:50

A few papers have recently come out on the importance of social influence and support on childbearing 1/3 in South Korea: "We argue that reproductive decisions are shaped by relational processes within neo-traditional familism, not solely individual planning"

Jeremy Freese

jeremyfreese.bsky.social

08 August 2026 22:05

(Skipping #ASA2026 because I dropped my membership. Anybody who is interested in methodology who is there, can you help gauge and seed interest in a reviewer boycott until ASA Council allows its journals to have open science policies for quant soc? Thanks.)

Ursula von der Leyen

vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

08 August 2026 12:33

Europe always chooses science and partnership. Japan too. Japan is now officially associated with Horizon Europe. This means Japanese researchers and organisations can take part in the world's largest public research and innovation programme. Let's break new frontiers together.

Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥

hermwerf.bsky.social

08 August 2026 12:32

I think this is great news. It could lead to a new stream of stratification research comparing Japan with European countries, which hasn’t fully revived after the CASMIN project of the 1980s / early 1990s. Japan’s educational system is, for one, particularly interesting.