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Domain-specific tightness: Why is Sweden perceived as tighter than the United States?
Current research in ecological and social psychology, vol 3 Abstract The tightness of a society is defined as the strength of social norms and the degree of sanctioning within the society. However, a so
Spectrum arguments, parity and persistency
in: Theoria (2020) Volume 86:4 AbstractThis article shows that introducing the positive comparative relation parity only helps one block so‐called “Spectrum Arguments” in order to avoid their unsavoury
Tipping Points – Humanity at the Thresholds of the Planet
Exhibition of Tipping Point: Opening 1 June Galärparken, Djurgåren (close to Junibacken) at 5 pm (preview at 4:30 pm). Therafter daily 2-19 June, opens 11 am, last showing 3 pm every day.Seminar series 3, 4, 9 and 14 June, see below.
Counterradicalization Interventions. A Review of the Evidence
Research report 2022/1, 70 p. Counter-radicalization has become part and parcel of the counter-terrorism strategies of virtually every western nation. Most counter-radicalization efforts build on the a
Class, Values, and Attitudes Towards Redistribution: A European Comparison
European Sociological Review June 22, 2011. European Sociological Review, Vol 29 (2013) pp 155–167. DOI:10.1093/esr/jcr046, available online at www.esr.oxfordjournals.org Abstract Using data from the Europ
Labour Migrants Unbound?
Institutet för Framtidsstudiers skriftserie: Framtidens samhälle nr 2, 2006 The future always seems to come as a surprise. A good example would be the eastern enlargement of the EU two years ago. Regar
Population Geography Perspectives on the Central Asian Republics
The main traits of the population geography of the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistanare are outlined, and attempts are made to establish if par
Leaving Rurality Behind: Re-orientation of Spatial Policies in Sweden
The paper will address the changing status of rural regions in policy formation in Sweden, which includes two processes: self-propelling de-population and a shift towards supporting dynamic growth reg
Interpreting Europe and US Labor Market Differences: the Specificity of Human Capital Investments
This paper suggests that in the US context, workers tend to invest in general human capital since they face little employment protection and low unemployment benefits, while the European model favors
Three Routes to a Pension Reform. Politics and Institutions in Reforming Pensions in Denmark, Finland and Sweden
By analysing pension reforms in three Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland and Sweden that apply different institutional solutions in their old-age security programmes – the paper argues that the polit
