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Declining willingness to fight for one’s country: The individual-level basis of the long peace
Journal of Peace Research, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 418-434. Abstract The Democratic Peace thesis suggests that the absence of war between major powers since 1945 is caused by the spread of democracy. The
What is a social pattern? Rethinking a central social science term
Theory & Society Abstract The main aim of this article is to start a discussion of social pattern, a term that is commonly used in sociology but not specified or defined. The key question can be phrsociologicalconcept of social pattern may look like. A useful and theoretically solid concept of social pattern can in our view be constructed by basing it on Weber’s concept of social action. This means thatboththe behavior of the actorsandthe meaning these invest their behavior with must be taken into account. The article ends with a brief discussion of how to use the concept of social patterns in an effective way and what may endanger such a use.
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
Completed: Algorithms in public decision-making. Social construction in change
How can we ensure the transparency required in a democracy and still make us of new AI technology in the public sector?
Sarah Fine: The outraged conscience of mankind: Asylum, refugees, and a human right to international freedom of movement.
Dr Sarah Fine, Lecturer in Philosophy, King's College London. Abstract Migration is a subject which generates intense debate and disagreement. For example, there is a great deal of debate about whether
Myths and truths about "the experiment"
The Swedish response to Covid-19 put in context.
