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Postdoctoral researcher studying the psychological significance of online recommendations
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in a project that aims to empirically investigate the psychological impact of online recommendation systems.
Studying mechanisms to strengthen causal inferences in quantitative research
Pp. 319 – 335 in J. M. Box-Steffensmeier, H. E. Brady and D. Collier (eds.) in The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Episodes of liberalization in autocracies: a new approach to quantitatively studying democratization
Political Science Research and Methods, 1-20 Abstract This paper introduces a new approach to the quantitative study of democratization. Building on the comparative case-study and large-N literature, it
What can be understood, what can be compared, and what counts as context? Studying lawmaking in world history
In: Arne Jarrick, Janken Myrdal, Maria Wallenberg-Bondesson (eds.). Methods in world history. A critical approach. Lund: Nordic Academic Press. Methods in World Historyis the first international volume
Staffan I. Lindberg: V-Dem, the Third Wave of Autocratization, and Studying It using New Methods
Staffan I. Lindberg, Director, V-Dem Institute, Dept. of Political Science, Univ. of GothenburgPrincipal Investigator, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), Wallenberg Academy Fellow, ERC Consolidator Grant
The Future of Work: Augmentation or Stunting?
Philosophy & Technology 36 Abstract The last decade has seen significant improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including robotics, machine vision, speech recognition, and text ge

Why we need research on AI impact now. Pontus Strimling (introduction from Gustaf Arrhenius)
Artificial intelligence is already here and is changing society. But social science research on the impact of AI and which choises and ethical considerations societies will face due to developments in

Pol Campos-Mercade
I use randomized controlled-trials (RCT), lab experiments, and theory to investigate issues related to education, health, and behavioral economics. I am especially interested in studying how incentive
New method brings clarity to global economic and political change
Researchers at the Institute for Futures Studies and Uppsala University have developed a new method for studying complex social processes. The method makes it easy to discover dynamical patterns and re
The essence of norms in Sicily – home of the Mafia
Social norms are the glue that holds society and people together. But how can we change poor, destructive norms? Giulia Andrighetto is using theory and experiments in her search for new knowledge. Amo