Social Sciences

This area deals with the latest developments in the field of empirical and theoretical research as it relates to the structure and function of institutes and systems, their social interdependence and how such systems interact with individual behavior processes.

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Research on the effects of alcohol and risk produces surprising results

This unexpected discovery is the outcome of a study into how group processes combine with alcohol consumption to affect risk attraction among young people. The…

FWF project tackles football wanderers

The history of immigration and football in Austria has been a little researched field until now, though it goes back a long way. Football migration was…

Infants predict other people´s action goals

When and how do infants come to understand other people's actions? Understanding others is crucial for social development because it allows the young child to…

More care leavers to fulfil higher education aspirations

It is widely recognised that care leavers are under represented at university due to the absence of financial and emotional support which is usually provided…

Engaging with faith groups

Moves by politicians and officials to encourage greater participation can backfire if, for instance, they are seen as claiming 'grass roots legitimacy' on the…

New theory about leadership has important lessons for the modern world

Professor van Vugt’s theory, published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review, states that: leadership – whether it be political, business,…

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