Berenike Firestone
Postdoctoral research fellow at WZB Berlin Social Science Center; researching how history shapes our politics and how change can nevertheless happen.
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- Reposted by Berenike FirestonePlease share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting ⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
- Reposted by Berenike FirestoneNew paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
- NEW - Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - cup.org/49vUfVa - @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Reposted by Berenike FirestoneRadical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...
- This is an excellent essay.
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- Great summary of our study with @arolsenarchives.bsky.social and its message: “For ordinary citizens, the takeaway is clear: Don’t just read about history—help preserve it. Your contribution creates ripples […] potentially helping to build stronger, more inclusive societies.” shorturl.at/Urozd
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- Interview im Deutschlandfunk zu unser neuen Studie zur Wirkung partizipativer Erinnerungsprojekte (publiziert mit Ruth Ditlmann und @oguzhanturkoglu.bsky.social): www.deutschlandfunk.de/aktives-erin...
- Berlin folks: Join us tonight for the launch of our new paper and a discussion of its implications for political education and memory projects. English interpretation will be available. www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
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- The @wzb.bsky.social in Berlin is hosting an interdisciplinary conference on the future of democracy this October. The deadline for paper submissions is a week from now (April 30, 12pm EST). More info here: www.wzb.eu/en/events/1s...
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- Fascinating read. (And makes me even happier about the recent launch of Theory and Social Inquiry as non-profit and open access...)
- Pleased to see that our PNAS paper on commemoration and far-right support is part of it and excited to check out more of the other papers! (It also includes a very handy downloadable version of the bibliography in bibtex format by the way.)
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- EGAP policy brief about our PNAS paper on local memorials and far-right voting: egap.org/resource/how...
