Max Schaub

Max Schaub

@maxschaub.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Hamburg, also Fellow at WZB Berlin Violence | Migration | Health

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Max Schaub
@maxschaub.bsky.social

Last day to apply!

Max Schaub@maxschaub.bsky.social

We are looking for a colleague to fill a part-time (50%) teaching position in IR. Ability to teach in German is required, though courses may also be offered in English. Deadline: 3 July Ad (in German): tinyurl.com/ysnjcwwn Please share - and PM in case of questions @politikuhh.bsky.social

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Eylem Kanol
@kanol.bsky.social

Can culture help to explain prejudice? We (@maxschaub.bsky.social) explore this question by examining the rise of antisemitism during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. @wzb.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social @politikuhh.bsky.social @poppublicsphere.bsky.social

doi.orgCultural Roots of Prejudice: Cultural Scripts and the Reactivation of Antisemitism in Germany | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge CoreCultural Roots of Prejudice: Cultural Scripts and the Reactivation of Antisemitism in Germany
Max Schaub
@maxschaub.bsky.social

We demonstrate the plausibility of this proposition in a series of tests, using text-as-data and experimental methods, plus a concept association task, among others.

Max Schaub
@maxschaub.bsky.social

Beyond this more narrow focus, we believe that our concepts and empirical tests hold promise to advance the study of prejudice (e.g., anti-Black resentment), and more systematically explore the role of culture therein.

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Marc Ratkovic
@marcratkovic.bsky.social

My group has a 3-year position available for a PhD student or post-doc interested in India, ML models/data pipelines/python, and crime and protecting children. Must be eligible to work in Germany. DM or email me for details. Formal calls later, trying here first. #poliscisky #datasciencesky

Max Schaub
@maxschaub.bsky.social

Why does armed conflict harm child health? In a new paper, we show that victimization of caregivers causes lower vaccination rates and reduced healthcare-seeking, mostly due to a loss of trust in state institutions. Improving trust after conflict can potentially be life-saving.

gh.bmj.comMaternal and child healthcare-seeking among victims of violence in armed conflict: a quasi-experimental study in Northeast NigeriaIntroduction Armed conflict severely impacts health, with indirect deaths often exceeding direct casualties two to four times, disproportionately affecting women and children. Although the magnitude o...
Max Schaub
@maxschaub.bsky.social

We are very excited to host Noam Gidron today in our Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series (info below) - very much looking forward to your talk, @noamgidron.bsky.social ! Please all join if you are interested. Everyone is welcome to attend, no prior registration necessary.

Noam Gidron@noamgidron.bsky.social

Looking forward to presenting at the Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series next week (December 10). Feel free to get in touch if you're around!

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Macartan Humphreys
@macartan.bsky.social

⏰ Please share widely! We have an opening in our group at @wzb.bsky.social Berlin for a PhD student wanting to work on political violence (pol economy of development / pol ineq) wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/345... Apps from global south especially encouraged. Fun group, great city, lots to do!

wzb.hr4you.orgPredoctoral Research Fellow (f/m/x) (ID 303)The WZB Berlin Social Science Center is a publicly financed research institution that conducts leading edge theory-based and problem-oriented social ...

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Eylem Kanol
@kanol.bsky.social

Replying to @kanol.bsky.social

Join us for a keynote by Halvard Buhaug, Research Director at PRIO and Professor at NTNU, on the climate-conflict-migration nexus. 🗓️ Date: November 27, 2024 🕔 Time: 5:00 - 6:15 PM 📍 Location: WZB Berlin Social Science Center 🔗 Register here: events.wzb.eu/madconf24/ 2/2🧵

Max Schaub
@maxschaub.bsky.social

Why are civilians abused and killed in during conventional war? Using data from Ukraine, Julius Koch and I put forward a new explanation: The threat to combatants posed by long-range weapon technology.   The paper is here: osf.io/z38sq/ , and we would be grateful for comments!

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