2025
The nature and utility of cultural tightness–looseness: evidence for reconsideration
Michael Minkov, Plamen Akaliyski, Anneli Kaasa & Christian Welzel
Journal of International Business Studies
The main global cultural differences today evolved from environment-related historical agricultural patterns
Michael Minkov, Plamen Akaliyski, & Anneli Kaasa
World Development
Individual’s psychology and society’s culture
Akaliyski, P., Vignoles, V., & Minkov, M.
In S. Liu, A. Komisarof, H. Zhu, & L. Obijiofor (Eds.), The Sage handbook of intercultural communication, 34-48
New developments in Hofstede’s individualism-collectivism: A guide for scholars, educators, trainers, and other practitioners
Komisarof, A., & Akaliyski, P.
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 107, 102200
Development, institutions, and identity: Reshaping Europe’s post-Cold War moral landscape
Akaliyski, P., & Tormos, R.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 56(4), 354-379
Non-Independence of Nations: Revisiting a Centuries-Old Methodological Challenge
Plamen Akaliyski & Oliver Sng
Cross-Cultural Research
2024
Comparative culturology and cross-cultural psychology: How comparing societal cultures differs from comparing individuals’ minds across cultures
Minkov, M., Vignoles, V. L., Welzel, C., Akaliyski, P., Kaasa, A., Bond, M. H., & Smith, P.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 55(2)
Ukrainian values: Between the Slavic-Orthodox legacy and Europe’s allure
Akaliyski, P., & Reeskens, T.
European Societies, 26(2), 522–551
2023
Distinct conceptions of freedom in East Asia and the Protestant-West underpin unique pathways to modernity
Akaliyski, P.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 54(2), 173–194
Values in crisis: Societal value change under existential insecurity
Akaliyski, P., Taniguchi, N., Park, J., Gehrig, S., & Tormos, R.
Social Indicators Research, 170, 1–21
2022
‘Harsh’ culture, alcoholism, climate, and social hardship explain national differences in suicide rates
Minkov, M., Kaasa, A., Akaliyski, P., & Schachner, M.
Comparative Sociology, 21(1), 43–63
Flexible societies excel in saving lives in the first stage of the COVID-19 pandemic
Li, J., Akaliyski, P., Heisig, J. P., Löbl, S., & Minkov, M.
Frontiers in Psychology, 13
The weight of culture: Societal individualism and flexibility explain large global variations in obesity
Akaliyski, P., Minkov, M., Li, J., Bond, M. H., & Gehrig, S.
Social Science & Medicine, 307, 115167
2021
Convergence of political values? A multi-level analysis of developments in 18 EU countries 1990–2017
Van Houwelingen, P., Akaliyski, P., Iedema, J., & Dekker, P.
Comparative European Politics, 19, 452–470
On ‘nationology’: The gravitational field of national culture
Akaliyski, P., Welzel, C., Bond, M. H., & Minkov, M.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 52(8–9), 771–793
A community of shared values? Dimensions and dynamics of cultural integration in the European Union
Akaliyski, P., Welzel, C., & Hien, J.
Journal of European Integration, 44(4), 569–590
2020
Clashing values: Supranational identities, geopolitical rivalry and Europe’s growing cultural divide
Akaliyski, P., & Welzel, C.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 51(9), 740–762
2019
United in diversity? The convergence of cultural values among EU member states and candidates
Akaliyski, P.
European Journal of Political Research, 58(2), 388–411
2017
Sources of societal value similarities across Europe: Evidence from dyadic models
Akaliyski, P.
Comparative Sociology, 16(4), 447–470
