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Rethinking intimacy: Semi-anonymous spaces and transitory attachments in Argentine tango dancing
Current Sociology, 66(3), pp. 356-372. doi.org/10.1177/0011392116681385 Abstract Although intimacy is an area characterized by great variety and complexity, both popular and academic discourses have tra
The new inequality and the redistributive politics that disappeared
Katalys in cooperation with the Institute for Futures Studies and ABF Stockholm invite you to a lecture by political scientist and Professor Keith Banting of Queen's University, Canada. Professor Keith
The new inequality and the redistributive politics that disappeared
Professor Keith Banting har studerat den nya ojämlikheten i Kanada – framförallt dess politiska inramning och vilken betydelse den har för fördelningspolitiken. Han lyfter tre förståelser av den växan
Stability of College Rankings. A Study of Relative Earnings Estimates Applying Different Methods and Models on Swedish Data
This study investigates how stabile the ranking system of Swedish universities is in relation to future incomes of their alumni. Amongst the findings, the ranking of colleges varies both across method
Resisting assimilation – ethnic boundary maintenance among Jews in Sweden
in: Distinktion: Journal of Social TheoryAbstractThis article evaluates Andreas Wimmer’s theory of ethnic boundary making by applying it to the maintenance of Jewish ethnic identification in Sweden, a
Ilja Viktorov: The rise of collateral-based finance under state capitalism in Russia
Place: At the Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, Stockholm, or online. Ilja Viktorov, researcher at the Department of Economic History and International Relations, Stockholm University. RE
Did the COVID-19 pandemic change our social norms?
As you might remember, a lot of our social behaviors changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we perceived the behaviors of others. What was once deemed acceptable behavior became scrutinized, wi
Anca Gheaus: What does it mean to have a gender identity?
Anca Gheaus is a political philosopher interested in justice and the normative significance of personal relationships. Abstract The concept of "gender identity" is at the core of heated current p
Quasi-realism and normative certitude
in: Synthese 2020 Abstract Just as we can be more or less certain that there is extraterrestrial life or that Goldbach’s conjecture is correct, we can be more or less certain about normative matters, su
Cultural Universals and Cultural Differences in Meta-Norms about Peer Punishment
Management and Organization Review, Volume 13, Issue 4 (Special Issue Celebrating and Advancing the Scholarship of Kwok Leung (1958–2015)) Abstract Violators of cooperation norms may be informally punis
