Category Archives: Cohesion

Cohesion – The Making of Society

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

This book attempts to address some of the interesting questions that revolve around the formation and dissolution of human societies in general. Specifically whether, and how, we can shape the nature of cohesion present in modern societies. Some example questions … Continue reading →

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Cohesion – The Making of Society

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

Why are complex systems able to form stable structures at all? Why are there companies, states and societies in such diverse forms? In particular we will attempt to understand what makes any culture, or organisation stable, and whether it is … Continue reading →

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Emergence of social cohesion in a model society of greedy, mobile individuals

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Read Human wellbeing in modern societies relies on social cohesion, which can be characterized by high levels of cooperation and a large number of social ties. Both features, however, are frequently challenged by individual self-interest. In fact, the stability of … Continue reading →

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Living in the Age of Imposed Amnesia: The Eclipse of Democratic Formative Culture

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Living in the Age of Imposed Amnesia: The Eclipse of Democratic Formative Culture The importance of formative culture as a mode of civic education in the shaping of democratic values and critical agents can be found in the work of … Continue reading →

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