Munich Inequality Day
SAVE THE DATE! On May 18, ISI is hosting Munich Inequality Day for the first time. Here is the program.
Munich Inequality Day brings together perspectives that rarely come together in the same room in everyday life. Researchers from various disciplines, from sociology and economics to urban research and statistics, meet in person not only to analyse inequality, but also to think through, question and renegotiate together. It is about empirical findings and theoretical approaches, but also about the question of what follows from them for politics, society and concrete change.
Anyone who is familiar with our events knows that it is precisely this mix that creates a special dynamic. Conversations continue during breaks, arguments are sharpened, perspectives are shifted. A look at the program already shows how broad the spectrum is, both thematically and methodically. And because a little order doesn't hurt, here is a first overview, sorted alphabetically:
• Agnieszka Althaber (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“Inequality within Housebods: Norms, Ownership, and Couples' Finances”
• Anna Antonova (Technical University of Munich, School of Social Science and Technology)
“Coastal Inequalities: Urban Waterfront Convivialities”
• Samuel Jalalian (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“Testing Untested Assumptions: Inequality and the Effectiveness of German Education Policy”
• Clara Löffler (ISI Munich)
“Mine, Yours, Ours: How Property Conflicts Shape Social Cohesion — An Interpretive Approach”
• Jakob Miethe (LMU Munich, CES)
“Tracing corporate ownership chains”
• Michaela Paffenholz (Ifo Institute)
“Intergenerational Mobility in Germany: Evidence from Secondary Track Choices”
• Andreas Peichl (Ifo Institute and LMU Munich, CES)
“Rising Inequality, Declining Mobility: The Evolution of Intergenerational Mobility in Germany”
• Lena Radau (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“Housing Cooperatives as Real Utopias”
• Daniel Rösler (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“The Consequences of Inequality on Social Cohesion”
• Laura Seelkopf (LMU München, GSI, together with Svea Gross)
"Gender Inequality and Taxation"
• Felicitas Sommer (Technical University of Munich, Department of Land Management)
“Land Ownership Representations between Commons and Castle Model: An Ethnography of Land Registers as Knowledge Infrastructures in Germany”
• Joël Terschuur (Technical University of Munich + LMU Munich, Statistics and Econometrics)
“Quantile inequality”
• Daniel Wilhelm (LMU Munich, Statistics)
“Decomposing Wage Inequality”
All participants present their topic for seven minutes, followed by another ten minutes for questions and discussions. So real science speed dating but without bad matches. While we are still working on the final timing of the presentations, the date has already been set. The event is planned in our new premises in Ohmstraße. Construction is still ongoing there, but we are looking forward to filling this place with life soon. Further information will follow shortly, the catering has already been ordered.
The Munich Inequality Day is not a closed academic circle. Researchers and students from a wide range of disciplines are welcome, as well as anyone with a general interest in the topic. You are invited to come by, listen, and gain insights into current research without having to present anything yourself.
The Munich Inequality Day is a free event; however, places are limited. Please register responsibly and only if you genuinely plan to attend. If you are unable to participate after registering, we kindly ask you to cancel your registration in advance so that others may take your place.