Postdoc in Sociology at Utrecht University; PhD from @EUI_EU Polarization | Cleavages | Social Networks | Political Sociology www.jonadejong.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonadejong.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonadejong.bsky.social/post/3mdv2doabdc2iDo ordinary Republicans and Democrats really avoid each other in everyday life? In a new working paper with Delia Baldassarri, we present descriptive and experimental evidence to challenge the view that partisanship drives the formation of social relationships. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/pbcm3_v2 1/1502 Feb 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:7qhifywt3ogjswtriydpgx23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdv2doabdc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jonadejong.bsky.social/post/3ltjpkdnyms26New publication in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social with Delia Baldassarri. We show that in the US, social relationships remain politically heterogeneous, and that heterogeneous close ties and acquaintances lower partisan animosity through distinct mechanisms. A thread on the main findings:09 Jul 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:7qhifywt3ogjswtriydpgx23/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjpkdnyms26https://bsky.app/profile/jonadejong.bsky.social/post/3lrxeltxi5s2lVery happy that my doctoral thesis was awarded the EUI's Linz Rokkan Prize in Political Sociology. I am grateful to my supervisors, Hanspeter Kriesi and @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social, and @eui-sps.bsky.social's amazing research ecosystem. The thesis can be read here (https://cadmus.eui.eu/entities/publication/0e84d06c-2f2c-5fdd-9c7d-7b1075385680) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:7qhifywt3ogjswtriydpgx23/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxeltxi5s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonadejong.bsky.social/post/3lnfn7fscos2aIn the latest issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social, my article with Jonne Kamphorst in which we propose that educationally homogeneous social networks contribute to the stabilization of political conflict on the cultural dimension. A short thread on the main findings: Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414024127110422 Apr 2025 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:7qhifywt3ogjswtriydpgx23/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfn7fscos2a