About
Eric Skoog is a Visiting Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research, where he conducts interdisciplinary investigations into conflict dynamics through evolutionary and experimental lenses. His work bridges psychology, economics, and political science to analyze human behavior in adversarial contexts.
His academic background includes a PhD in Peace and Conflict Research from Uppsala University (awarded March 2020) and a Master's degree in Behavioural Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics (2012). This foundation informs his dual-methodological approach combining theoretical modeling with empirical validation.
Dr. Skoog's research centers on evolutionary adaptations to ancestral environments and their manifestation in modern conflict scenarios. Key interests include decision-making under threat, game-theoretic strategic interactions, and cross-cultural social motivations. His experimental work employs laboratory and field methods to test how war exposure recalibrates moral judgments, altruism, and welfare tradeoffs across diverse populations.
Recent publications reveal a cohesive trajectory examining psychological consequences of violent conflict, with emphasis on cross-cultural replication (42+ nations) and pandemic-era behavioral shifts. His studies consistently integrate evolutionary frameworks with experimental rigor, yielding insights applicable to post-conflict reconciliation and crisis response planning through interdisciplinary collaboration.
