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Identification of influential spreaders in complex networks
2010. Nature Physics 6:888-893. AbstractNetworks portray a multitude of interactions through which people meet, ideas are spread, and infectious diseases propagate within a society. Identifying the most
Social consensus influences ethnic diversity preferences
Forthcoming in Social Influence. Published online: DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2018.1540358. Abstract There is widespread segregation between workplaces along ethnic lines. We expand upon previous research on
Environmentalism around the globe. An introduction to the 2020 ISSP environment module and selected country-level findings
International Journal of Sociology Abstract Environmental problems such as climate change, air and water pollution, and biodiversity loss affect humans globally. The International Social Survey Programm
Attitudes towards childbearing, population, and the environment: Examining prevalence and demographic and psychological correlates
Stockholm Research Reports in Demography 2024:41 Abstract Environmental concerns may influence personal fertility decisions and general opinions about childbearing and population, but research on this t
Francesca Minerva: We are all lookist, but no one is blameworthy
Dr Francesca Minerva, FWO research fellow at the University of Ghent, department of philosophy and moral sciences. ABSTRACT Lookism is discrimination against the unattractive, and it is a widespread but

Kremlin influence and the destabilization of Swedish democracy
An analysis of geostrategic market offensives, Russian influence operations, Swedish partners, and the threat of oligarchic capitalism
Kirsti M. Jylhä: Psychology of COVID-19: How does the corona pandemic influence our feelings, attitudes, and behaviors?
This seminar was postponed from October 14th to November 11th. Kirsti M. Jylhä, Ph.D. psychology AbstractThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is influencing our lives at many levels. The new corona virus is not
Attitudes towards childbearing, population, and the environment: prevalence, correlates, and connections with fertility outcomes in Sweden
Population and Environment Abstract Environmental concerns may influence personal fertility decisions and general opinions about childbearing and population dynamics, but research on this topic remains NN
Swedes worry about the environmental consequences of childbearing
Foto: Kelli McClintock/Unsplash Are people having fewer children because they worry about climate change? Researchers at the Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS) have found that many Swedes both worry a
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