The advancement of social theory requires an analytical approach that systematically seeks to explicate the social mechanisms that generate and explain observed

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exci

This volume examines how generative mechanisms emerge in the social order and their consequences. It does so in the light of finding answers to the general ques

Mechanisms are very much a part of social life. For example, we can see that inequality has tended to increase over time, and that cities can become segregated.

Winner of the Harald Kaufmann Prize for Senior Researchers, 2018 This book examines the question of whether the process of European integration in research fund