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01 January, 2005

Dissecting the Social: On the Principles of Analytical Sociology

2005. Cambridge University Press.

Type of publication: Books | Peter Hedström
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04 July, 2025

Global directions of change in moral norms: a test of the moral argument theory

Royal Society Open Science Abstract How and why are moral norms for various issues changing across the globe? Moral argument theory uniquely addresses these questions by positing that moral norm change

Type of publication: Journal articles | Strimling, Pontus , & J. Krueger Eriksson, Kimmo , & J. Krueger Vartanova, Irina , & J. Krueger Hazin, Isabela , & J. Krueger
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19 March, 2021

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  

Type of publication: Journal articles | Fairbrother, Malcolm , , De Vito, Laura & Duncan Russel
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16 September, 2024

Regulating high-reach AI: On transparency directions in the Digital Services Act

Internet policy review, vol. 13:1 Abstract By introducing the concept of high-reach AI, this paper focuses on AI systems whose widespread use may generate significant risks for both individuals and soci

Type of publication: Journal articles | Engström, Emma , Söderlund, K., Haresamudram, K. & S. Larsson Strimling, Pontus , Söderlund, K., Haresamudram, K. & S. Larsson
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04 September, 2020

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

Type of publication: Journal articles | Strimling, Pontus , Eriksson, Kimmo
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09 September, 2014

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

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22 November, 2016

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

Professor, Sociology
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14 September, 2017

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

Type of publication: Chapters |
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09 December, 2024

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

Type of publication: Journal articles | Eriksson, Kimmo , Vartanova, Irina , Strimling, Pontus
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08 June, 2023

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

Type of publication: Journal articles | Mohlin, Erik , & Simon Weidenholzer Rigos, Alexandros , & Simon Weidenholzer
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