STAKESBringing society to stakeholder theory. A four-year study of what business does for people in seven fragile countries.

Grant 353416

What the project has published.

Everything here was produced under grant 353416; earlier work by the team, which the project builds on, is on the foundations page.

Funder
Research Council of Norway
Project number
353416
Scheme
FRIPRO Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal
Term
1 Jul 2025 to 29 Jun 2029
Host
Centre for Global Sustainability (GLOBE/SUM), University of Oslo
Lead
Jason Miklian
2026Project report
STAKES project report

Has Your Company Gone Quiet, or Just Given Up?

Under massive political and geopolitical pressures, companies are quietly stripping the visibility from their social activities. A survey of 400 CSR and ESG executives in both Europe and the USA shows why this silence matters, and what it costs companies now and in the future.

RQ1, RQ3, RQ5Jason Miklian, John E. Katsos, Harry J. Van Buren III, Angelika Rettberg, Sarah Cechvala
2026Preprint
ScienceOpen Preprints

The Quiet and the Compliant: How Regulation and Polarization Shape Conventional Wisdoms on Corporate Social Engagement in High-risk Settings

European professionals report far higher strategic integration of social impact than their US counterparts, and US professionals overwhelmingly say political polarization hinders their work. That perception does not predict unreported activity, which complicates the quiet CSR story.

RQ1, RQ3, RQ5Jason Miklian
2026Journal article
Information, Communication & Society

A new digital divide? Coder worldviews, the ‘slop economy’, and democracy in the age of AI

A survey of Silicon Valley developers meets the 'slop economy': coders mostly recognise their products' power over democratic life, and face pressures that undermine it anyway.

RQ8Jason Miklian, Kristian Hoelscher
2025Journal article
Peacebuilding

Systems analysis and peacebuilding: a conceptual stock-taking and forward research agenda

What does 'systems thinking' actually mean in peacebuilding? A review of the 250 most relevant articles sorts the field into four approaches and asks what the systems turn delivers.

RQ7, RQ8Sarah Cechvala, Jason Miklian
2025Working paper
SSRN Electronic Journal

Unlocking the Peace Premium: An Evidence-Based Review of the Potentials and Pitfalls of Private Sector Finance

RQ7Jason Miklian, John E. Katsos, Fiona Katsos