Can extremism become contagious? Many papers have shown that social control of public actions can lead to sudden transitions from ‘extreme to mainstream’. What is not clear is whether social spillovers can also have first-order effects on private actions, like voting, where persuasion is key. We first build a measure of social interaction frequency using granular data from the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic in Hamburg and information on household characteristics.
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Dienstag, 27. April 2021
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WZB Talk by Hans-Joachim Voth
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Dienstag, 27. April 2021
Beginn: 14:00 Uhr
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Friederike Theilen-Kosch
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Dienstag, 25. Mai 2021
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WZB Talk by Thiemo Fetzer
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Dienstag, 25. Mai 2021
Beginn: 14:00 Uhr
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Friederike Theilen-Kosch
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Dienstag, 8. Februar 2022
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WZB Talk by Jan Paul Heisig - Online Event
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Current societal challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic or climate change highlight the tension between individual freedom and collective good provision. Striking the right balance is particularly delicate for democratic governments whose authority hinges on citizen acceptance and legitimation. When and why do citizens accept far-reaching limitations of their individual rights for a greater societal good?
Dienstag, 8. Februar 2022
Beginn: 14:00 Uhr
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Friederike Theilen-Kosch
friederike.theilen-kosch [at] wzb.eu
By Dorothea Kübler and Rustamdjan Hakimov