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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
The Emergence of Foresight Activities in Swedish Government Authorities
This paper discusses and aims to explain the emergence of foresight activities in Swedish government authorities, including environmental scanning and analysis, futures studies and other activities tr

Cogito Machina - Investigating the emergence of artificial general intelligence
Is AGI emergent? In order to know, several questions need to be answered and this project aims to provide the answeres. What is AGI? What is required for a system to have it, and how might we know whether AGI is emergent in a system.
Never eat a Pigeon with a Pumpkin: a model for the emergence and fixation of unsupported beliefs
This work was presented at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2023, and a shortened form of the paper is Chapter 30 in Food Rules and Rituals: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Coo
Peter Edlund: Constructing an Arbiter of Status: A Study of the European Research Council's Emergence in the Field of Science
Peter Edlund, Researcher at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University. Abstract In my presentation, I will develop a theoretical account that centers on how certain actors are constructed i
Emergent Cultural Differences in Online Communities’ Norms of Fairness
Games and Cultures, doi.org/10.1177/1555412018800650 Abstract Unpredictable social dynamics can dominate social outcomes even in carefully designed societies like online multiplayer games. According to
Emergent hierarchical structures in multiadaptive games
2011. Phys. Rev. Lett. 106: 028702. We investigate a game-theoretic model of a social system where both the rules of the game and the interaction structure are shaped by the behavior of the agents. We ca
The enemy within
About the emergence of xenophobic movements. A seminar based on the investigation “Främlingsfienden inom oss.” With Bengt Westerberg, Marie Demker, Lisa Bjurwald och Daniel Poohl. More information.
Technology, National Identity and the State: Rise and Decline of a Small State’s Military-Industrial Complex
The following paper traces the emergence of a Swedish military-industrial complex through its heydays to its eventual decline, to identify factors which distinguish the Swedish case. The paper argues
Changes in social norms during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across 43 countries
Nature Communications Abstract The emergence of COVID-19 dramatically changed social behavior across societies and contexts. Here we study whether social norms also changed. Specifically, we study this