Centre for Evolutionary & Biopsychosocial Criminology
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The 'Center for Evolutionary & Biopsychosocial Criminology' (Ghent University) promotes the study of variation in (anti)social behaviour from bio-cultural and ecological evolutionary perspectives.
New book on moral commitment problems by Prof. Lieven Pauwels & dr. Ann De Buck. Evolutionary minded social scientists can view it here: cambridgescholars.com/product/978-...
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February 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
New book on moral commitment problems by Prof. Lieven Pauwels & dr. Ann De Buck. Evolutionary minded social scientists can view it here: cambridgescholars.com/product/978-...
Since a number of years we are studying crime as moral commitment problems, based on Robert Franks ideas and firmly rooted in evolutionary biology journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Intentions to Steal and the Commitment Problem. The Role of Moral Emotions and Self-Serving Justifications - Ann De Buck, Lieven J. R. Pauwels, 2022
This study focuses on determinants underlying young persons” self-reported intentions to steal a small amount of money. From an evolutionary standpoint, theft i...
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February 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Since a number of years we are studying crime as moral commitment problems, based on Robert Franks ideas and firmly rooted in evolutionary biology journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...