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What makes universities better?

What makes universities better?

Peppereornpero – What makes universities better? Universities are large, complex organizations that have multiple goals — educating underg...

Hobi Nulis 15 Mar, 2026

Agrarian history -- the Weber edition

Agrarian history -- the Weber edition

Peppereornpero – Agrarian history — the Weber edition One of Max Weber's early areas of research was what might be called "macro ...

Hobi Nulis 15 Mar, 2026

Cyber threats

Peppereornpero – Cyber threats David Sanger's very interesting recent book, The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber A...

Hobi Nulis 13 Mar, 2026

Contingency and explanation

Contingency and explanation

Peppereornpero – Contingency and explanation Social change and historical events are highly contingent processes, in a specific sense: the...

Hobi Nulis 11 Mar, 2026

Character and personality

Character and personality

Peppereornpero – Character and personality If we want to have a more adequate theory of the actor ( link ), we need to broaden our underst...

Hobi Nulis 11 Mar, 2026

Rural studies in China

Rural studies in China

Peppereornpero – Rural studies in China I spent a rewarding afternoon at the Institute for Rural Studies at Central China Normal Universit...

Hobi Nulis 9 Mar, 2026

Fascist populism and the threat to democracy

Fascist populism and the threat to democracy

Peppereornpero – Fascist populism and the threat to democracy What features of a political regime contribute to political loyalty and comm...

Hobi Nulis 8 Mar, 2026

Causal-mechanisms theory in Europe

Causal-mechanisms theory in Europe

Peppereornpero – Causal-mechanisms theory in Europe The causal-mechanisms theory of social explanation has been influential throughout an ...

Hobi Nulis 7 Mar, 2026

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