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Adaptationism and Intuitions about Modern Criminal Justice. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2012.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Social Welfare as Small-Scale Help: Evolutionary Psychology and the Deservingness Heuristic. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2012, p. 1-16.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Specialet som glasloft : Hvorfor får mandlige studerende bedre specialekarakterer?. / Nielsen, Vibeke Lehmann ; Andersen, Lotte Bøgh ; Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Tidsskrift, Vol. 7, No. 12, 2012, p. 58-69.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
The Naturalness of (Many) Social Institutions: Evolved Cognition as Their Foundation. / Boyer, Pascal ; Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Journal of Institutional Economics, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2012, p. 1-25.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
To Punish or Repair? Evolutionary Psychology and Lay Intuitions about Modern Criminal Justice. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Sell, Aaron ; Tooby, John ; Cosmides, Leda.
In: Evolution and Human Behavior, 2012.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Who Deserves Help? Evolutionary Psychology, Social Emotions, and Public Opinion about Welfare. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Sznycer, Daniel ; Cosmides, Leda ; Tooby, John.
In: Political Psychology, 2012.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
To Defer or To Stand Up? How Offender Formidability Affects Third Party Moral Outrage. / Jensen, Niels Holm ; Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Evolutionary Psychology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 03.2011, p. 118-136.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Mass Politics is in the Mind’s Eye: The Role of Imagination in Public Opinion Formation. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Aarøe, Lene.
2011. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey.Publication: Research › Paper
Deservingness versus values in public opinion on welfare: The automaticity of the deservingness heuristic. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: European Journal of Political Research, Vol. 50, No. 1, 2011, p. 24-52.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Freedom for All? The Strength and Limits of Political Tolerance. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: British Journal of Political Science, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2011, p. 581-597.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Mass Politics is in the Mind’s Eye: The Role of Imagination in Public Opinion Formation. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Aarøe, Lene.
2011. Paper presented at Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, United States.Publication: Research - peer-review › Paper
Medfødt mistænksomhed: Hvordan et kortspil afslørede menneskets natur. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: 20 Psykologiske Eksperimenter - der ændrede vores syn på mennesket. ed. / Henrik Høgh-Olesen ; Thomas Dalsgaard. Plurafutura Publishing, 2011. p. 359-377.Publication: Communication › Book chapter
States in Mind: Evolution, Coalitional Psychology, and International Politics. / Lopez, Anthony C. ; McDermott, Rose ; Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: International Security, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2011, p. 48-83.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Distinct Emotions, Distinct Domains: Anger, Anxiety and Perceptions of Intentionality. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Journal of Politics, Vol. 72, No. 2, 2010, p. 357-365.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Evolutionary Psychology and Criminal Justice: A Recalibrational Theory of Punishment and Reconciliation. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Sell, Aaron ; Tooby, John ; Cosmides, Leda.
In: Human Morality and Sociality: Evolutionary & Comparative Perspectives. ed. / Henrik Høgh-Olesen. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. p. 72-131.Publication: Research › Book chapter
Follow the Leader: Endorsement as a cue of political coalition. / Curry, Oliver ; Petersen, Michael Bang ; Tooby, John ; Cosmides, Leda.
2010. Abstract from The Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 22nd Annual Meeting, Eugene, United States.Publication: Research - peer-review › Conference abstract for conference
Indekskonstruktion. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Metoder i statskundskab. ed. / Lotte Bøgh Andersen ; Kasper Møller Hansen ; Robert Klemmensen. 1. ed. Hans Reitzel, 2010. p. 393-413.Publication: Research › Book chapter
Large-scale politics as small-scale interaction: Public opinion in the face of evolutionary recurrent cues. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
2010. Abstract from The Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 22nd Annual Meeting, Eugene, United States.Publication: Research - peer-review › Conference abstract for conference
Måling af politiske værdier og informationsbearbejdning. Nye indeks for fordelingspolitik, værdipolitik og "Need to Evaluate" blandt danske vælgere. / Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Hansen, Kasper Møller ; Petersen, Michael Bang ; Pettersson, Morten.
Aarhus: Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet, 2010. p. 1-40.Publication: Research › Working paper
Political Parties and Value Consistency in Public Opinion Formation. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 74, No. 3, 2010, p. 530-550.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
The ancestral logic of politics: Fighting ability and resource level shape attitudes about income distribution. / Sznycer, Daniel ; Petersen, Michael Bang ; Sell, Aaron ; Cosmides, Leda ; Tooby, John.
2010. Abstract from The Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 22nd Annual Meeting, Eugene, United States.Publication: Research - peer-review › Conference abstract for conference
Towards a Folk Psychology of Security: Insights From Evolutionary Psychology. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: H-Diplo/ISSF Roundtable Forums, Vol. I, No. 1, 2010, p. 57-63.Publication: Research › Journal article
Ultimate Causes of State Formation: The Significance of Biogeography, Diffusion, and Neolithic Revolutions. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Skaaning, Svend Erik.
In: Historical Social Research, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2010, p. 200-226.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Evolutionary Political Science : Integrating Evolutionary Psychology and the Social Sciences. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Kennair, Leif E. O..
In: Human Characteristics. ed. / Henrik Høgh-Olesen ; Jan Tønnesvang ; Preben Bertelsen. Cambridge Scholars Press, 2009. p. 214-251.Publication: Research › Book chapter
Hvorfor gør vi forskel? : Om økonomisk nød i et stenaldersind. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Perspektiver på politik: Bidrag til samfundsdebatten. ed. / Jens Blom-Hansen ; Jørgen Elklit. Systime Academic, 2009. p. 26-31.Publication: Research › Book chapter
Politik. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: evolution.dk. ed. / Peter C. Kjærgaard ; Ditte Demontis ; Bodil Ehlers ; Hans Henrik Hjermitslev ; Jørn Madsen ; Jesper Givskov Sørensen. 2009.Publication: Communication › Encyclopedia chapter
Public Opinion and Evolved Heuristics : The Role of Category-Based Inference. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Journal of Cognition and Culture, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2009, p. 367-389.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Social Capital in the Brain?. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Roepstorff, Andreas ; Serritzlew, Søren.
In: Handbook of Social Capital: The Troika of Sociology, Political Science and Economics. ed. / Gert Tinggaard ; Gunnar Svendsen. Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, 2009. p. 75-92.Publication: Research › Book chapter
Why Deservingness? Evolved Emotions and Deservingness Judgments in Welfare Opinions. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Sznycer, Daniel ; Tooby, John ; Cosmides, Leda.
2009. Paper presented at 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Political Psychology, Dublin, Ireland, July 14-17 2009, Dublin, Ireland.Publication: Research › Paper
Straf handler mest om forbryderen - og mindre om selve gerningen. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Advokaten, 21.02.2008, p. 28-31.Publication: Communication › Journal article
Explaining the Dynamics of Public Opinion towards Welfare State Policy: The role of Deservingness of Specific Recipients. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
2008. Paper presented at XV Conference of the Nordic Political Science Association, Tromsø, Norway.Publication: Research › Paper
How Political Parties Help Citizens Take Sides. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
2008. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, United States.Publication: Research › Paper
Politics in the evolved mind: Political parties and coalitional reasoning. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Delton, Andrew W. ; Robertson, Theresa E. ; Tooby, John ; Cosmides, Leda.
2008. Paper presented at MPSA Annual National Conference, Chicago, United States.Publication: Research › Paper
Kronik: Nogle fortjener kontanthjælp mere end andre. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, 1. sektion, side 9. 2007 ; 15 May 2007.Publication: Communication › Feature article
Evolution. Vores holdninger blæser i vinden. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Politiken. 2007 ; 24 October 2007. p. 10.Publication: Communication › Newspaper article
Beyond just deserts and deterrence: An evolutionary psychology of punishment and rehabilitation. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Ikke angivet. Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, 2007.Publication: Research › Article in proceedings
Eksperimenter: Et redskab i politologens værktøjskasse?. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: Politica, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2007, p. 5-13.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Freedom for All? The Breadth abd Pliability of Political Tolerance. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
2007. Paper presented at International Conference of Experimental Methods in Political Science, Bruxelles, Belgium.Publication: Research › Paper
Frihed for Loke såvel som for Thor?. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: Politica, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2007, p. 49-66.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Hvem fortjener velfærd? Danskernes syn på kontanthjælp til unge, ældre og indvandrere. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: Politica, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2007, p. 31-48.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Straf eller rehabilitering? Et studie i evolutionspsykologi, følelser og politisk holdningsdannelse. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
Århus : Politica, 2007. 382 p.Publication: Research › Ph.d. thesis
Tolerance. Frisind gælder ikke alle mindretal. / Petersen, Michael Bang ; Slothuus, Rune ; Stubager, Rune ; Togeby, Lise.
In: Politiken. 2007 ; 01 January 2007. p. 4.Publication: Communication › Newspaper article
Anmeldelse af Nils Christie (2004): En passende mængde kriminalitet, København: Hans Reitzels Forlag.. / Petersen, Michael Bang.
In: Politik, Vol. 2, 2005, p. 98-99.Publication: Communication › Literature review
Conceptions of criminals as emotional heuristics: The emotional foundations of attitudinal consistency. / Petersen, M.B..
In: Ikke angivet. Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, 2005.Publication: Research › Article in proceedings
Punitiveness across cultures: How human nature and social conditions are intertwined. / Petersen, M.B..
In: Ikke angivet. Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, 2005.Publication: Research › Article in proceedings
Trisomy 13 due to rea(13q;13q) is caused by i(13) and not rob(13;13)(q10;q10) in the majority of cases. / Bugge, Merete ; deLozier-Blanchet, Celia ; Bak, Mads ; Brandt, Carsten A ; Hertz, Jens Michael ; Nielsen, Jytte Bieber ; Duprez, Laurance ; Petersen, Michael B.
In: American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, Vol. 132A, No. 3, 2005, p. 310-3.Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Den generaliserede og den konkrete kriminelle: Om mønstre i generelle og konkrete holdninger til kriminalitet og straf. / Petersen, M.B..
In: Politik, No. 3, 2004, p. 70-81.Publication: Research › Journal article
Introducing Elinor Ostrom. / Petersen, M.B..
In: Politik, No. 4, 2004.Publication: Communication › Journal article
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