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Globalization, migration, climate change and war—nation states are currently under huge pressure on many fronts. Understanding the forces that initially drove the emergence of states across the world may help explain why.This post was originally […]

In recent years, governments worldwide have expressed concern over rising inequality, eroding social cohesion, and declining trust in institutions.This post was originally published on this site

How do opinions form and change in large groups of people? That’s not just a sociological question, it’s a mathematical one. Ph.D. candidate Federico Capannoli studied opinion dynamics. He defended his thesis on November 19.This […]

Global challenges necessitate cooperation beyond national borders. Prosociality—the tendency to share with and value the outcomes of others—can help achieve this objective. While it is well-established that people favor their own compatriots, people also display […]

If people do not observe inequality, they are less likely to favor policies that redistribute wealth, such as taxation—but they are also more satisfied with their lot, according to online experiments involving 1,440 US-based participants.This […]

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released a report detailing the extent of illicit drug and alcohol involvement in crime.This post was originally published on this site

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) strengthened controls in the timber sector to prevent sanctioned raw materials from entering the market from Russia and Belarus. Yet recent studies reveal that a significant […]

In 2018, 25-year-old Canadian Alex Minassian carried out a deadly rampage that left 10 people dead and injured 16 others. Shortly before carrying out the attack, he posted a message on social media that drew […]