Working Paper SERIES 2018:63 THE VARIETIES OF DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE, University of Gothenburg, Dept of Political Science. Abstract Sometimes the normal course of events is disrupted by a particularly swif

Palgrave Communications,  volume 6, Article number: 4 (2020). doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0371-1 Abstract Sometimes the normal course of events is disrupted by a particularly swift and profound change. His

A revolution of norms

We are part of a historic revolution. This is how Pontus Strimling's TED-talk The Rise of Modern Values begun at TEDx Uppsala in November. In 18 minutes Pontus explains how norms are not something to be

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 80, Issue 8, October 2013, Pp. 1546–1556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.02.002 Abstract Recent ‘democratic revolutions’ in Islamic countries

Social Forces Abstract This study investigates two concurrent trends across Europe and North America: the increasing instability of parental unions and men’s rising contributions to household work. Beca

Population aging process will affect all countries on earth, starting with the most developed ones, and its consequences for future income growth are of prime importance for the conduct of economic po

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Completed: Cultural Evolution in Digital Societies

This project will build on evolutionary models and insights to study how conditions change with new information pathways, and technologies capable of acting with increasing authonomy from human control.

The PRIMatE Data Exchange (PRIME-DE) Global Collaboration Workshop and Consortium 2020. Accelerating the evolution of nonhuman primate neuroimaging, Neuron, 105:600-P603.Nonhuman primate neuroimaging

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