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09 March, 2016

The implications of learning across perceptually and strategically distinct situations

Synthese, 1-18. Abstract Game theory is a formal approach to behavior that focuses on the strategic aspect of situations. The game theoretic approach originates in economics but has been embraced by sch

Type of publication: Journal articles | Strimling, Pontus , , Cownden, D Eriksson, Kimmo , , Cownden, D
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25 March, 2021

Resisting assimilation – ethnic boundary maintenance among Jews in Sweden

in: Distinktion: Journal of Social TheoryAbstractThis article evaluates Andreas Wimmer’s theory of ethnic boundary making by applying it to the maintenance of Jewish ethnic identification in Sweden, a

Type of publication: Journal articles | Bursell, Moa , & David Grobgeld
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27 June, 2018

Using Register Data to Estimate Causal Effects of Interventions: An Ex Post Synthetic Control-Group Approach

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 45, pp.50-55. Abstract Aims:It is common in the context of evaluations that participants have not been selected on the basis of transparent participation criteria,

Type of publication: Journal articles | Bygren, Magnus , & Ryszard Szulkin
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14 November, 2019

Completed: Crossing boundaries in social work. Collaborative partnerships and interventions towards particularly vulnerable areas in Sweden

The study explores welfare governance in relation to disadvantaged areas in Sweden. The project aims to contribute with knowledge about how to build trust, promote safety, and break a negative societal development.

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15 January, 2025

Joe Roussos: Should experts be open and honest? 

Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm, or online. Research seminar with Joe Roussos, researcher in philosophy at the Institute for Futures Studies. He completed his PhD at

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20 December, 2016

Erik Olin Wright: Pathways to a Cooperative Market Economy

Erik Olin Wright: Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Madison-Wisconsin. ABSTRACT The idea that there is a pathway from a capitalist economy to a cooperative market economy is grounded in

Erik Olin Wright: Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Madison-Wisconsin.
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18 March, 2022
Ethnic stereotypes over time - a Nordic comparison

Ethnic stereotypes over time - a Nordic comparison

How has stereotypes of immigrant and minority groups evolved in Finland and Sweden? Comparative text analysis is used to understand how they have changed since 1945.

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11 April, 2016

Completed: The social forms of intimacy – proximity practice and identity in cohousing, pet relationships and couple dance

How do we find intimacy outside of the nuclear family? This project examines couple dance, the relationship between humans and pets, and cohousing residents.

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