The Stockholm School of Cultural Evolution
The Stockholm School is a modern direction of research in cultural evolution distinctive in seeking minimalist explanations of the emergence of complex culture and cognition. The focus is on how culture is driving its own evolution.
The Stockholm School emerged at the Centre for Cultural Evolution at Stockholm University, founded in 2007 by Magnus Enquist, Kimmo Eriksson and Arne Jarrick. The goal of the centre is to develop and test new theory about why only humans have complex culture and to better understand the connection between human behaviour and societal phenomena.
Last updated: 2026-03-18
Source: Centre for Cultural Evolution