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03 May, 2019
Wlodek Rabinowicz

Wlodek Rabinowicz

I am senior professor of practical philosophy at Lund University. After defending my doctoral dissertation in Uppsala in 1979, I remained there as associate professor in practical philosophy. 1994-95  and a former editor of and .

Senior Professor, Practical Philosophy
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17 November, 2009

Interaction domains and suicides: A population-based panel study of suicides in the Stockholm metropolitan area, 1991–1999

2009. Social Forces 87(2): 713–740.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Peter Hedström, Ka-Yuet Liu, Monica Nordvik
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28 March, 2018

The effect of number of siblings on adult mortality: Evidence from Swedish registers for cohorts born between 1938 and 1972

Population Studies, Volume 71, Issue 1, doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2016.1260755 Abstract Demographic research has paid much attention to the impact of childhood conditions on adult mortality. We focus on o

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , , Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Kieron Barclay
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26 June, 2018

The Role of Education for Intergenerational Income Mobility: A comparison of the United States, Great Britain, and Sweden

Social Forces, Volume 96, Issue 1, pp. 121–152, doi.org/10.1093/sf/sox051 Abstract Previous studies have found that intergenerational income persistence is relatively high in the United States and Brita

Type of publication: Journal articles | Jonsson, Jan O. , Paul Gregg & Lindsey Macmillan Mood, Carina , Paul Gregg & Lindsey Macmillan
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25 November, 2022

A conversation on democracy and freedom with Lea Ypi, author of "Free"

(Lunch sandwich will be served from 12:00, the conversation starts at 12:30).Place: The Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, StockholmRegister here >What is it like growing up in a systWelcome to this conversation between Lea Ypi and Gustaf Arrhenius, Director of the Institute for Futures Studies and professor of Practical Philosopy. has been nominated to several prizes, and named best book of the year by The Sunday Times, Financial Times, TLS, New Statesman and Spectator.

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12 December, 2022
A conversation on democracy and freedom with Lea Ypi, author of "Free"

A conversation on democracy and freedom with Lea Ypi, author of "Free"

What is it like growing up in a system that is breaking down? Lea Ypi, born in Albania in 1979, is professor of political theory at London School of Economics and in 2021 her widely acclaimed memoar F

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11 January, 2016

History of the Institute

Throughout history, people have consulted everything from oracles to crystal balls in order to predict the future. But it was not until the 1960s that interest developed in a more systematic study of

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01 December, 2020

Anna Lührmann: Walking the Talk. Which Parties Threaten Democracy?

AbstractThe recent increase of democratic declines around the world -- what Lührmann and Lindberg(2019) have dubbed "third wave of autocratization'' -- has sparked a new generation of studies on the t

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29 June, 2009

Childbearing of Students: The Case of Sweden

This paper examines childbearing behavior among Swedish students, and mothers’ enrolment in education in 1984-1999. The student financial aid reform in 1989 had no noticeable impact on students’ child

Type of publication: Working papers | Sara Thalberg
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26 September, 2018
Workshop talk: Who attacks cultural heritage in war, and what effects does it have on subsequent violence?

Workshop talk: Who attacks cultural heritage in war, and what effects does it have on subsequent violence?

Joakim Kreutz, Political Science, Stockholm University: "Who attacks heritage in war, and what effect does it have on subsequent violence? Findings from global research on attacks on sacred spaces, 19

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