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12 February, 2019

Steven Vanderheiden: Sovereignty and sustainability: friends or foes?

Steven Vanderheiden, Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR), University of Colorado at Boulder Abstract In this tal

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08 July, 2019
Sovereignty and sustainability - friends or foes? Interview with Steven Vanderheiden podcast

Sovereignty and sustainability - friends or foes? Interview with Steven Vanderheiden

To limit the global warming to a maximum of two degrees above pre-industrial levels, much of the coal and oil reserves on earth must stay in the ground. This requires international agreements to limit

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06 December, 2013

Why are the home addresses of your friends causing greenhouse warming?

Kay Axhausen, ETH Zürich Transport planning has studied social networks as central element behind the location choice for residential locations and for leisure activities. The talk will introduce the o

Kay Axhausen, ETH Zürich
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27 August, 2015

Do poorer youth have fewer friends? The role of household and child economic resources in adolescent school-class friendships

Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, Accepted Manuscript. Published online before print August 21, 2015, doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.08.013 Poverty among children and adolescents attracts con

Type of publication: Journal articles | Mood, Carina
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05 May, 2021

New study deconstructs Dunbar’s number – yes, you can have more than 150 friends

An individual human can maintain stable social relationships with about 150 people. This is the proposition known as ‘Dunbar’s number’ – that the architecture of the human brain sets an upper limit on

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22 October, 2013

Professor Thomas Lindh has passed away

Today we mourn the passing of Thomas Lindh, a respected researcher, an appreciated colleague and a dear friend. Professor Thomas Lindh has been a coworker at the Institute for Futures Studies for many

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06 February, 2019

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

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14 May, 2014

Three days of separation

The idea that we are only six introductions away from any other person on this planet is both beautiful and compelling. It has inspired research, provided inspiration to a film starring Will Smith and.

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11 July, 2019

The Swedish Mujahideen. An exploratory study of 41 Swedish foreign fighters deceased in Iraq and Syria.

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2018.1463615 Abstract This study analyzes the demographics, criminality, and network relations of forty-one deceased Swedish foreign fighter

Type of publication: Journal articles | Edling, Christofer , , P.Thevselius & J.Sarnecki Rostami, Amir , , P.Thevselius & J.Sarnecki Mondani, Hernan , , P.Thevselius & J.Sarnecki
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17 May, 2023

Research seminar with Michael Rosen: The Shadow of God and the Passage from Heaven to History

Venue: Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm, and onlineResearch seminar with Michael Rosen, professor of political theory, Government Department, Harvard UniversityYou can jo

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