Topics: · Dynamic models of Cultural Transmission and Cultural Diversity · Cultural Diversity and Discrimination · Cultural Evolution and their consequences on markets and politics · The socioeconomic determinants of cultural diversity · Globalization, Migration and Cultural Evolution ·...

Conference topics: 1. Sociology of Arts 2. Sociology of Culture 3. Economics and Planning in Arts and Culture

Title: Ethics and Climate Change: Scenarios for Justice and Sustainability Topics: - Science, Climate, and Society: climatic change and scientific expectations, scientific uncertainty and political action, social impacts, lifestyles, participation, new technology, global environment; - Ethics,...

Uwe Jean Heuser, Leiter des Wirtschaftsressorts der Wochenzeitung Die Zeit, stellt vor, welche neuen Perspektiven die aktuellen Erkenntnisse aus Neurowissenschaft, Spieltheorie und Psychologie der Wirtschaftswissenschaft eröffnet haben, und erläutert die Bedeutung der neuen Ökonomie vom...

Topics: - New Findings from Wave 2 of the Baylor Religion Survey - Latin America and the State of Liberation Theology - Religious Markets and Behavior - The Economics of Religious Identity and Extremism - Megachurches and Social Change - Studies of Religion’s Social and Economic Consequences

Das Thema der erstmalig stattfindenden Summer School lautet: “Homo oeconomicus in decline? The Economic Value of Religion.” In dreifacher Weise soll das Thema ausgeleuchtet werden. Einmal fragen wir nach neuen alternativen Modellen zum überkommenen „rational choice“-Paradigma. Dann...

Im Einzelnen sollen drei Themenkomplexe behandelt werden: 1. Entstehung und Entwicklung des Kunstmarktes und seiner Akteure 2. Kunst in Unternehmen (Corporate Design – Corporate Image – Corporate Identity). 3. Unternehmen als Thema der Kunst

The following topics will be covered: 1) theoretical aspects: • connection between we-thinking assumptions and cognitive models of reasoning and their application to game theory. • the contribution of we-thinking theory to the development of models of human behaviour based on motivational...

This conference will discuss openly the issues associated with social capital, social inclusion and social cohesion. Topics: • Social capital and social inclusion, conceptual and empirical links, • Ethnic diversity and social capital, migrations, and minority integration, • Social mobility...

The UK Social Network Conference offers an interdisciplinary venue for social and behavioral scientists, sociologists, educationalists, political scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists, practitioners and others to present their work in the area of social networks. The...