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Ambivalence: A new unified theory about its nature, grounds, and application to normative conflicts
Having mixed feelings about something can help us to deal with conflicts. Since this view on ambivalence challenges traditional approaches that see ambivalence as a flaw, this project aims to develop a new theory of ambivalence.
The scope and limits of implicit bias training: An experimental study with Swedish social workers
Social Science Information Abstract Implicit bias reduction has become an increasingly popular feature of so-called ‘diversity training’ in both public and private organizations. It remains popular, des
Measuring Cultural Dimensions: External Validity and Internal Consistency of Hofstede's VSM 2013 Scales
in: Frontiers in Psychology AbstractCross-cultural comparisons often investigate values that are assumed to have long-lasting influence on human conduct and thought. To capture and compare cultural val
How policy creates politics. Policy feedback in contemporary democracies
Why do political actors find it increasingly difficult to design effective policies and address pressing social problems. This project tries to find the answer in changes of the policy feedback mechanisms by using longitudinal datasets from 30 countries.
Social norms for cooperation under collective risk
How could people be individually motivated to cooperate to reduce the risk of a collective loss?
Completed: Covid-19 effects on social norms and collaboration
Covid-19 has resulted in restrictions, school closures and quarantine, but how has the pandemic changed our social patterns and norms?
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
Where there is trust, there is testing
In the US, levels of Covid-19 testing have varied greatly between states. But there seems to be a pattern. According to a new study by Malcolm Fairbrother, researcher at Institute for Futures Studies, , states with high levels of social trust and social capital performs more Covid-19 tests.
Waiting for integration
Open seminar on the European system for receiving and introducing asylum seekers. Migration is in many European countries on the one hand considered a problem, even a threat, on the other hand a possib
Waiting for Integration Maren Gag
Forskaren Maren Gag vid Passage gGmbH i Hamburg berättar om ett exempel från forskningsprjektet EduAsyl på Framtidsfokus Waiting for integration anordnat av Institutet för Framtidsstudier den 5 februa
