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Policy responsiveness and democratic anger
A growing number of voters in Europe abstain from their right to vote in democratic elections. Most of them are citizens with low socio-economic status. The gap in political participation is most pron
Voting behavior, policy responsiveness and democratic anger. Interview with Armin Schäfer
European citizens with low socio-economic status are staying away from the polls in disproportionate numbers. Some of them say it is because politicians don't care about them anyway. Are they right? P
Anger and disgust shape judgments of social sanctions across cultures, especially in high individual autonomy societies
Nature Scientific Reports Abstract When someone violates a social norm, others may think that some sanction would be appropriate. We examine how the experience of emotions like anger and disgust relate
When is it appropriate to reprimand a norm violation? The roles of anger, behavioral consequences, violation severity, and social distance
Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 12, No. 4, July 2017, pp. 396–407. Abstract Experiments on economic games typically fail to find positive reputational effects of using peer punishment of selfish behav
The choice of new private and benefit cars vs. climate and transportation policy in Sweden
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 69, pp. 276-292, doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2019.02.008 Abstract Dedicated to show climate leadership, Sweden has committed to cut 70% of greenhouse-gas
Climate change: Life and death
John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy The international community has agreed on the aim of avoiding dangerous interference with the climate system. Determining what level of interference i
The Dangers of Ethnocentrism
Giangiacomo Bravo, professor at Linnéuniversitetet Humans often alter their behavior depending on the opponent's group membership, with positive (e.g., support of same-group members) or negative (e.g.,
Catriona McKinnon: Endangering Humanity: An International Crime?
Catriona McKinnon, Professor at Politics and International Relations, University of Reading ABSTRACTWith the Anthropocene underway, the vulnerability of future people to present people is greater than
Book release: Stefan Svallfors - The Inner World of Research
Register: The seminar is free of charge, but you need to register, REGISTER HERE The Inner World of Research - On Academic Labor is a book about the misery and joy of life as a researcher. It deals with ess
Pitfalls in Spatial Modelling of Ethnocentrism
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 16 (3) 2 http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/16/3/2.html Abstract Ethnocentrism refers to the tendency to behave differently towards strangers based only on
