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Rapid Adaptation to Social Change in Central Europe: Changes in Locus of Control, Attribution, Subjective Well-Being, Self-Direction, and Trust. This paper reviews research examining the impact of political and economic transition in post-communist Central European countries on social psychological processes. While other aspects of democratization in Central Europe have been well documented, on...

This thesis addresses the paradox of capitalist market reform being introduced by a politically undefeated communist state in China. It does so by developing an historical account of the Chinese polity’s relationship with the modern world. Chapter one offers a critique of existing explanations; these tend to focus narrowly on the immediate circumstances surrounding the decision to reform and th...

Mathematical modelling is popular in cognitive psychology because it enables clear and formal descriptions of the processes at play; yet, this approach has rarely been applied to political psychology. Here we adopt mathematical develop a theory motivation, which central concept The assumes that, certain contexts, individuals entertain set representat...

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Public participation is a key element in nature conservation in Europe and a necessity for collecting broad scale data on biodiversity and its dynamics. However, vast societal differences exist between eastern and western European countries, resulting in problems for public participation in post-communist states as compared to western countries. Here, we compare diversity in monitoring practice...