When restrictions were introduced at the beginning of the pandemic, many assumed that young adults' mental health would deteriorate rapidly due to factors such as social isolation, unemployment and ec

The following paper traces the emergence of a Swedish military-industrial complex through its heydays to its eventual decline,  to identify factors which distinguish the Swedish case. The paper argues

Prof. Dr. Armin Schäfer, Institut Für Sozialwissenschaften, Universität Osnabrück ABSTRACTAs turnout has declined in many developed democracies, it has also become more unequal. Recent studies show tha

Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 12, No. 4, July 2017, pp. 396–407. Abstract Experiments on economic games typically fail to find positive reputational effects of using peer punishment of selfish behav

Anna Lührmann: Walking the Talk. Which Parties Threaten Democracy?

The recent increase of democratic declines around the world has sparked a new generation of studies on the topic. Scholars agree that these days the main threat to democracy arises from democratically

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 15:69 (2021) Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial disruptions to the daily lives of young people. Yet knowledge is lacking about change = 25). Respondents provided information on mental well-being (psychosomatic complaints, anxiety, depression, life satisfaction) and exposure to pandemic-related stressors (financial worries, health worries, discrimination, contact with COVID-19). Responses on mental well-being were matched to responses from two pre-pandemic waves.

The purpose of this paper is to perform a diachronical cross-national analysis of health care services and raise questions of decline and convergence of European health care systems. Contrary to previ

This literature review describes the demographic development in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal from the 1960s. The general pattern is delayed transition to adulthood and first birth, decline of fer

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

From a comparative point of view the Nordic countries have succeeded well in terms of poverty alleviation; however, last-resort safety-nets are changing. This study analyses central dimensions of Nord