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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
Existential risk to humanity
Existential risks are those risks that threaten the entire future of humanity - not just the present generation, but all future generations. Despite their importance, issues surrounding human extincti
In memory of Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright, a Marxist sociologist with a focus on the complexities of social classes and inequalities of contemporary capitalism, died from acute myeloid leukemia on January 23 in Milwaukee. He
Humanity - the biosphere's best hope?
Human activity often has a negative impact on the Earth's ecosystems. However, according to researchers Karim Jebari and Anders Sandberg, humans are still, in the long run, the best and actually the only

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I received my PhD in political science from the University of Gothenburg 2008. Since 2021, I am a professor in the department of political science at the same university. I work on the theory of justi
Demographic and Educational Success of Lineages in Northern Sweden
Population and Development Review, Vol. 43, Issue 3, pp. 491-512, https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12091 REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND socioeconomic status are inherited across generations, both in contemporar
Trust, social movements, and the state
Journal of Trust Research Abstract A large literature has developed around the concept of political trust, but what exactly political trust is remains ambiguous. Some studies present it as a narrower ev
Family dynamics of immigrants in Sweden
Kirk Scott, the Institute for Futures Studies and Lund University Union formation and entry into parenthood are perhaps the most important transitions to adulthood. While much is known about the family
The Interplay between Employment and Family Trajectories Across the Life Course
Anette Eva Fasang, Humboldt-University Berlin & WZB Berlin Social Science Center The Interplay between Employment and Family Trajectories Across the Life Course: Germany and the United States in Co
New study: This is why Italians are so unwilling to pay taxes
In Western Europe, Italy is at the top when it comes to tax evasion. In 2013, an estimated 27 percent of the entire tax revenue in Italy was evaded. What are the reasons for this? Political scientist ".