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The Connection Between Moral Positions and Moral Arguments Drives Opinion Change
Nature Human Behavior Abstract Liberals and conservatives often take opposing positions on moral issues. But what makes a moral position liberal or conservative? Why does public opinion tend to become m
Offentliga samtal: Bilden av Sverige - en förebild eller ett land i kris?
På senare tid har fler beskrivit Sverige som ett land i kris. Inte sällan kopplas krisen till svensk integrationspolitik. Samtidigt får vi rapporter om att mycket överlag har blivit bättre i dagens Sv
Artificial intelligence and the changing sources of competitive advantage
Strategic Management Journal, 2022, 1-28 Abstract AI-based technologies increasingly substitute and complement humans in managerial tasks such as decision making. We investigate how such change affects

Intrinsic motivation and outer sanctions as drivers of prosocial behaviour
Why do we cooperate? This project studies drivers of cooperation, generosity and pro social behaviour.
The Dynamics of Democracy, Development and Cultural Values
PLoS ONE 9(6): e97856. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097856 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0097856 A short summary: Over the past decades many countries have experienced r
Whatever You Want: Inconsistent Results is the Rule, Not the Exception, in the Study of Primate Brain Evolution
PLoS ONE Abstract Primate brains differ in size and architecture. Hypotheses to explain this variation are numerous and many tests have been carried out. However, after body size has been accounted for
Culture and tax avoidance: the case of Italy
Critical Policy Studies, volume 15 Abstract Culture is increasingly used as an explanatory variable for tax evasion. So far, we know, however, little about the mechanisms that link culture and tax behav
New scientific model can predict moral and political development
Nature Human Behavior, one of the most influential social science journals, is now publishing a groundbreaking study from a Swedish team of researchers that answers several critical questions on how public opinion changes on moral issues, such as: How come today’s conservatives are more liberal than yesterday’s liberals? Why has the public opinion in large parts of the world shifted so rapidly in favor of gay and lesbian rights, but been virtually unchanged on other contested issues such as abortion rights? And is it possible to create a scientific model that can predict public opinion changes on moral issues?