P Emanuelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 12665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P Emanuelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | P |
| FAMILY NAME | Emanuelson |
| SIGNATURE | EMANUELSON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Dakota State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5767-4597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
When Does Information Affect Power? Evidence from Strong and Semi-Strong Exchange Networks
Does the completeness of actors’ knowledge affect the exercise of power in social structures? Exchange theories and the experiments used to test them vary in the level of information availability—ranging from fully transparent to sharply restricted. These paradigms implicitly assume that actors’ knowledge corresponds directly to the information provided. While previous experiments have compared exchange payoffs under complete and restricted infor…
The social production of property
This paper investigates two forms of property as a social phenomenon and finds the Property Right Paradigm of economics to be wrongly conceived. Introducing new formulations for property reveals that private and communal property are frequently found together. When they are, as the scope of one increases the scope of the other shrinks. We examine how property rights are embedded in social exchange experiments. Calling on game theory, we find that…
Theory toolbox for historical explanation
Merton proposed middle range theories, not as ends in themselves, but as bases for a consolidation to explain broader phenomenon. More than a half century has passed since Merton's consolidation proposal and in that time a number of experimentally tested middle range theories have been developed. Certainly, the next step should be a consolidation. Yet, to our knowledge, no one has previously offered a consolidation of experimentally tested theori…
Theory and the Replication Problem
Many refinements of statistical design have been offered to solve the replication problem identified by the Open Science Collaboration and Camerer and colleagues. There are, however, two distinct kinds of experimentation: Fisher design and theory designed. Therefore, there are two kinds of replication. Only for the Fisher design does replication reproduce conditions of prior experiments in order to compare new with prior results, and only there h…
Experimentally Tested Theory
In this paper we suggest that models drawn from sociological theory, much of it experimentally tested, can be useful for inferring the social structures of prehistoric and historic chiefdoms as well as activity within and change across structure
Social Structures in Transition
Status characteristics theory and elementary theory are applied to explain developments through three structural forms that chiefdoms are known to take. Theoretic models find that downward mobility inherent in the first form, the status-lineage structure, destabilizes its system of privilege. As a consequence, high-status actors are motivated to find mechanisms to preserve and enhance privilege. By engaging in hostile relations with other chiefdo…
Exchange Network Theory
Exchange network theory explains how structure affects actors' behavior in exchange networks – social systems with two or more connected exchange relations. A–B–C is an exchange network formed by connecting the A–B and B–C relations at B. Larger networks are formed by connecting additional exchange relations. The exchange network tradition includes several distinct theories that have numerous similarities. All predict the effects of network struc…
Elementary Theory
Consistent with the classical theories of Marx, Weber, and Simmel, elementary theory is a multilevel theory of interaction in social relations. For example, elementary theory (hereafter ET) predicts power exercise: who benefits in social relations such as exchange, coercion, and conflict. ET's actor‐level assumptions are (1) that actors pursue valued states called interests within social relations and (2) that an actor's interests can be inferred…
Analyzing large scale exchange networks
One-shot exchange networks and the shadow of the future
Testing Ten Theories
Using the most comprehensive data set now available, this investigation tests the precision of all exchange theories that now contend. Beyond precision, the investigation focuses on broad issues of effectiveness including consistency, parsimony, and whether the theories can be applied to structures larger than normally studied in the lab. Seeking greater parsimony, this investigation introduces a new model by combining parts of two contending the…
Elementary Theory
Consistent with the classical theories of Marx, Weber, and Simmel, elementary theory is a multilevel theory of interaction in social relations. For example, elementary theory (hereafter ET) predicts power exercise, who benefits in social relations such as exchange, coercion, and conflict. ET's actor‐level assumptions are (1) that actors pursue valued states called interests within social relations and (2) that an actor's interests can be inferred…
Testing Ten Theories
Using the most comprehensive data set now available, this investigation tests the precision of all exchange theories that now contend. Beyond precision, the investigation focuses on broad issues of effectiveness including consistency, parsimony, and whether the theories can be applied to structures larger than normally studied in the lab. Seeking greater parsimony, this investigation introduces a new model by combining parts of two contending the…
Theory and the Replication Problem
Many refinements of statistical design have been offered to solve the replication problem identified by the Open Science Collaboration and Camerer and colleagues. There are, however, two distinct kinds of experimentation: Fisher design and theory designed. Therefore, there are two kinds of replication. Only for the Fisher design does replication reproduce conditions of prior experiments in order to compare new with prior results, and only there h…
Social Structures in Transition
Status characteristics theory and elementary theory are applied to explain developments through three structural forms that chiefdoms are known to take. Theoretic models find that downward mobility inherent in the first form, the status-lineage structure, destabilizes its system of privilege. As a consequence, high-status actors are motivated to find mechanisms to preserve and enhance privilege. By engaging in hostile relations with other chiefdo…
Elementary Theory
Consistent with the classical theories of Marx, Weber, and Simmel, elementary theory is a multilevel theory of interaction in social relations. For example, elementary theory (hereafter ET) predicts power exercise, who benefits in social relations such as exchange, coercion, and conflict. ET's actor‐level assumptions are (1) that actors pursue valued states called interests within social relations and (2) that an actor's interests can be inferred…
Testing Ten Theories
Using the most comprehensive data set now available, this investigation tests the precision of all exchange theories that now contend. Beyond precision, the investigation focuses on broad issues of effectiveness including consistency, parsimony, and whether the theories can be applied to structures larger than normally studied in the lab. Seeking greater parsimony, this investigation introduces a new model by combining parts of two contending the…
One-shot exchange networks and the shadow of the future
Analyzing large scale exchange networks
Exchange Network Theory
Exchange network theory explains how structure affects actors' behavior in exchange networks – social systems with two or more connected exchange relations. A–B–C is an exchange network formed by connecting the A–B and B–C relations at B. Larger networks are formed by connecting additional exchange relations. The exchange network tradition includes several distinct theories that have numerous similarities. All predict the effects of network struc…
Elementary Theory
Consistent with the classical theories of Marx, Weber, and Simmel, elementary theory is a multilevel theory of interaction in social relations. For example, elementary theory (hereafter ET) predicts power exercise: who benefits in social relations such as exchange, coercion, and conflict. ET's actor‐level assumptions are (1) that actors pursue valued states called interests within social relations and (2) that an actor's interests can be inferred…
Social Structures in Transition
Status characteristics theory and elementary theory are applied to explain developments through three structural forms that chiefdoms are known to take. Theoretic models find that downward mobility inherent in the first form, the status-lineage structure, destabilizes its system of privilege. As a consequence, high-status actors are motivated to find mechanisms to preserve and enhance privilege. By engaging in hostile relations with other chiefdo…
Experimentally Tested Theory
In this paper we suggest that models drawn from sociological theory, much of it experimentally tested, can be useful for inferring the social structures of prehistoric and historic chiefdoms as well as activity within and change across structure
Theory and the Replication Problem
Many refinements of statistical design have been offered to solve the replication problem identified by the Open Science Collaboration and Camerer and colleagues. There are, however, two distinct kinds of experimentation: Fisher design and theory designed. Therefore, there are two kinds of replication. Only for the Fisher design does replication reproduce conditions of prior experiments in order to compare new with prior results, and only there h…
The social production of property
This paper investigates two forms of property as a social phenomenon and finds the Property Right Paradigm of economics to be wrongly conceived. Introducing new formulations for property reveals that private and communal property are frequently found together. When they are, as the scope of one increases the scope of the other shrinks. We examine how property rights are embedded in social exchange experiments. Calling on game theory, we find that…
Theory toolbox for historical explanation
Merton proposed middle range theories, not as ends in themselves, but as bases for a consolidation to explain broader phenomenon. More than a half century has passed since Merton's consolidation proposal and in that time a number of experimentally tested middle range theories have been developed. Certainly, the next step should be a consolidation. Yet, to our knowledge, no one has previously offered a consolidation of experimentally tested theori…
When Does Information Affect Power? Evidence from Strong and Semi-Strong Exchange Networks
Does the completeness of actors’ knowledge affect the exercise of power in social structures? Exchange theories and the experiments used to test them vary in the level of information availability—ranging from fully transparent to sharply restricted. These paradigms implicitly assume that actors’ knowledge corresponds directly to the information provided. While previous experiments have compared exchange payoffs under complete and restricted infor…
Computer Science (7 works) · Social Power and Status Dynamics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social exchange theory (4 works) · Social science (4 works)