Outlining social physics for modern societies--locating culture, economics, and politics: The Enlightenment reconsidered

Why Social Relations Matter for Politics and Successful Societies

Political science can gain from incorporating richer conceptions of social relations into its analyses. In place of atomistic entities endowed with assets but few social relationships, social actors should be seen as relational entities embedded in social and cultural structures that connect them to others in multifaceted ways. Understanding those relationships requires a deeper understanding o...

Exploring the Common Roots of Culture, Politics and Economics

The 2008 recession resulted from the failure of financial institutions including banks, due to their uncontrolled self-indulgent financial practices leading to a severe economic crisis. Policy options to resolve the recession that has resulted from the crisis included financial sector restructuring or bail-outs on the assumption that the banks are generally moral and trustworthy organizations. ...

The Significance of Traditional Islamic Art for the Life of Muslim Societies in the Modern World

Digital Media and Society: Transforming Economics, Politics and Social Practices

The Matthew effect in economics reconsidered