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Information dynamics shape the sexual networks of Internet-mediated prostitution
2010. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:5706-5711. Abstract Like many other social phenomena, prostitution is increasingly coordinated over the Internet. The online behavior affects the offline activity; the r
Anger and disgust shape judgments of social sanctions across cultures, especially in high individual autonomy societies
Nature Scientific Reports Abstract When someone violates a social norm, others may think that some sanction would be appropriate. We examine how the experience of emotions like anger and disgust relate
In Sweden we shake hands – but are we really?
Sociologisk Forskning, vol 54, no 4, pp 377–381. Abstract Motivated by a recent controversy over handshaking, a survey of the personal networks of young Swedes (n=2244) is used to describe greeting prac
Shame or hope? How should we feel about climate change?
Is it okay to enjoy warmer summers, given they are caused by climate change? Should we feel shame when we fly? Is anxiety an overreaction, or a rational response to the current climate crisis? There i
Weak support for a U-shaped pattern between societal gender equality and fertility when comparing societies across time
Demographic Research, Volume 40 - Article 2, p. 27–48. Abstract Background:A number of recent theories in demography suggest a U-shaped relationship between gender equality and fertility. Fertility is t

Sanja Bogojević: Infrastructure for the 21st century: how climate change shapes society and law
Sanja Bogojević is Fellow and Associate Professor of Law at Lady Margaret Hall and the Faculty of Law. Prior to joining Oxford Law Faculty, she was Associate Professor (‘Docent’) of Environmental Law
Governing for Future Generations: How Political Trust Shapes Attitudes Towards Climate and Debt Policies
in: Frontiers in political science AbstractPolicy decisions, and public preferences about them, often entail judgements about costs people should be willing to pay for the benefit of future generations

The Institute for Futures Studies - What we do
The Institute for Futures Studies is an independent foundation that conducts research on important questions that shape our future society. Based on four themes, we investigate critical issues for the

Completed: Preferences for coordination - their function and evolutionary foundation
Using behavioral game theory, this project aims to provide a deeper understanding of how collective action decisions are made and why people make the choices they do.

Completed: Children of immigrants. Longitudinal study in Norway
Explaining socioeconomic outcomes and cultural adaptations in early adulthood among children of immigrants in Norway.