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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Mathematical model explains how complex societies emerge, collapse

The research, led Sergey Gavrilets, associate director for scientific activities at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis and a…

Effective use of power in the Bronze Age societies of Central Europe

Tell-building societies are named after a distinct form of settlements with a high density of population and construction, which over the course of time…

Census analysis: Nation's diversity grows, but integration slows

“This is a surprising result,” said Logan, director of Brown's Initiative in Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences and director of US2010. “At worst, it…

Social Sciences and Humanities researchers rate EU funding as the key to internationalisation

The survey focused exclusively on the experience and assessment of SSH researchers within FP7. The goal was to investigate the main barriers and incentives…

Who cleans the welfare state?

Based on a recent interview study, Gavanas identifies crucial aspects of a range of large scale social and economic shifts in Sweden. Especially in focus are…

Infanticide trials gave women power in the past

The women lived, worked and gossiped together, and felt a sense of belonging and responsibility in this community. A new thesis from the University of…

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