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Dissecting the Social: On the Principles of Analytical Sociology
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Regulating high-reach AI: On transparency directions in the Digital Services Act
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Implementing the Water Framework Directive and Tackling Diffuse Pollution from Agriculture: Lessons from England and Scotland
in: Water 12: 244 AbstractTackling diffuse pollution from agriculture is a key challenge for governments seeking to implement the European Union’s Water Framework Directive (WFD). In the research liter
Using Models to Predict Cultural Evolution From Emotional Selection Mechanisms
Emotion Review Abstract Cultural variants may spread by being more appealing, more memorable, or less offensive than other cultural variants. Empirical studies suggest that such “emotional selection” is
Gustaf Arrhenius appointed as new director of the Institute for Futures Studies
Gustaf Arrhenius, Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, is known for his research on our moral obligations to future generations and on issues in democratic theory. On November th
Jens Rydgren
I am Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University. My main areas of research are political sociology and ethnic relations. At Stockholm University I am currently directing a research projects where
A cultural evolution theory for contemporary polarization trends in moral opinions
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Abstract While existing theories of political polarization tend to suggest that the opinions of liberals and conservatives move in opposite directions, avai
The Transition to Adulthood and the Ambivalence of Desistance
In: The Routledge International Handbook of Life-Course Criminology, eds. Arjan Blokland & Victor van der Geest, pp. 324—341. London: Routledge. The Routledge International Handbook of Life-Course
Emergence of specialized third-party enforcement
PNAS, Vol. 120, No. 24 Abstract The question of how cooperation evolves and is maintained among nonkin is central to the biological, social, and behavioral sciences. Previous research has focused on exp
ERC Advanced Grant 2012 to Peter Hedström
Peter Hedström at the Institute for Futures Studies has been granted funding for a project called "Analytical sociology: Theoretical developments and empirical research”. 302 researchers in total were