Berlin Demography Days 2025: Demography and Democracy
Save the date: 27 and 28 October 2025
The electoral successes of anti-democratic movements cannot be explained solely by the demographic or socio-economic characteristics of individual groups. More decisive are local perceptions of problems and narratives of loss in the context of demographic change. These manifest in a perceived political overload, blame and the supposed failure of ‘established’ politics.
Together with experts from academia, political foundations, and governments, we analyse these demographic trends and discuss practical solutions at the regional and local level.
We look forward to welcoming you to this event.
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Evening event:
Monday, 27 October 2025, 18:00-21:00 (CET) in person or online (Zoom)
WissenschaftsForum Berlin, Markgrafenstr. 37, 10117 Berlin
International day:
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 13:15-17:00 (CET) online (Zoom)
(Simultaneous translation German-English will be provided throughout the event.)
UC Berkeley Sociology is hosting a seminar on September 29, from 2-3:30 pm PT in 402 Social Science Building and online on Zoom here. The recent authoritarian turn in American politics presents various challenges for scholars working in the US, including the repression of individual scholars, attacks on DEI, our research and higher education more generally. This panel will feature three sociologists whose scholarship and teaching touches on question of race, ethnicity, and/or migration to discuss how scholars are and should be responding to these threats. Panelists include Cristina Mora, Jenna Nobles, and Michael Rodriquez-Muñiz, and Cybelle Fox will moderate. Join via Zoom here.
Pipeline Grants Competition
Organization: Russell Sage Foundation
Award amount: $50,000
Deadline: 10/1/2025
Description:
This initiative will support early-career scholars and promote diversity in the social sciences, including racial, ethnic, gender, disciplinary, institutional, and geographic diversity. Pipeline grantees are paired with mentors who offer advice on their projects and career development. The competition funds innovative research on economic mobility and access to opportunity in the United States. We are particularly interested in research focused on structural barriers to economic mobility and how individuals, communities and state entities understand, navigate and challenge systemic inequalities. Early-career faculty who have not previously received research grants (not counting a dissertation grant) or a visiting fellowship from RSF are eligible to apply.
Eligibility:
Early-career, Faculty & Pls
Only faculty who have not previously received a research grant or a visiting fellowship from RSF are eligible to apply. RSF expects to fund about 20 one-year projects by assistant professors, lecturers, and adjunct assistant professors. Individual applicants can apply for grants of up to $35,000; teams of two or more eligible applicants can apply for grants of up to $50,000. RSF will pair grantees with mentors conducting research on related issues and provide an honorarium for the mentors. On occasion, RSF will deem a project or applicant more appropriate for its Presidential Grants Competition and review a Pipeline Grants proposal as a letter of inquiry for that competition instead.
Link to RFP