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- Frontiers in Human Dynamics
- Institutions and Collective Action
Explores the resilience and adaptation of humans to our changing world
Explores the evolution, change, and variation in human institutions and the role of collective action in institutional transitions
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Editors
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gary m. feinman
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago, United States
Specialty Chief Editor
Institutions and Collective Action
- JB
jennifer birch
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Associate Editor
Institutions and Collective Action
- RE
richard edward blanton
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Associate Editor
Institutions and Collective Action
- DM
david manuel carballo
Boston University
Boston, United States
Associate Editor
Institutions and Collective Action
Articles
See all (15)Original Research
Published on 17 Apr 2025
Merchant guilds in ancient Mesoamerica and their origins
in Institutions and Collective Action
Frontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2025.1565877- 499 views
Conceptual Analysis
Accepted on 09 Apr 2025
Ancient Maya Economics: Models, Markets, and Trade Routes
in Institutions and Collective Action
Frontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2025.1577960- 175 views
Original Research
Published on 16 Dec 2024
The introduction of coinage in Europe did not change pre-existing monetary patterns
in Institutions and Collective Action
Frontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2024.1501894- 631 views
Review
Published on 16 Aug 2024
Collective action, premodern good government, and the transformation from subaltern to politically engaged citizenry
in Institutions and Collective Action
Frontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2024.1454235- 1,190 views
- 1 citation
Research Topics
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Unveiling Urban Complexity: Interdisciplinary Explorations and Long-Term Approaches in Urbanism
- Dries Daems
- Vinicius M. Netto
- 3,020 views
- 1 article
Submission open
From Roots to Revolution: Tracing the Global Evolution of Green Ideas and Movements since the 19th Century
- Lorenzo Posocco
- Iarfhlaith Watson
- Daniele Conversi
- 7,464 views
- 1 article
Submission open
Marketplace Exchange across History: Transcending Theoretical Divides
- Gary M. Feinman
- Richard Edward Blanton
- 7,768 views
- 4 articles
Submission closed
The Socioeconomic Dynamics of Settling Down
- Gary M. Feinman
- Victor D Thompson
- 21,911 views
- 8 articles