What are the implications of policy professionals gaining more and more influence over the political agenda, rather than elected officials? This project examines how these policy professionals, who are employed rather than elected to office, view their work.

Amir Rostami

Amir Rostami is Professor of Criminology and Head of the Police Science Division at the School of Police Studies, Södertörn University, and Research Leader at the Institute for Futures Studies. He also (SMOB). In addition to his academic role, Rostami has several years of experience in law enforcement and has served as a Police Superintendent with the Swedish Police. In 2021, he was appointed by the Swedish Government as Inquiry Chair for the national investigation on welfare fraud, tasked with analyzing and proposing measures to counteract fraud within the Swedish welfare system.

Research on population change, ageing and the economy, by Dean Spears, researcher in the project “Sustainable population in the time of climate change” at IFFS, is cited in "The Economic Report of the".

Beyond Operation Protective Edge

This is a seminar on international law and war ethics, taking Operation Protective Edge as an example. The seminar was held at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm 2015. Participants: He

Anders Ekholm

I have had the position as vice president and advisor at the Institute for Futures Studies and before that I worked as head of analysis at the Ministry of Social Affairs, with research concerning our

Per Molander

I have a PhD in control engineering and hold a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, literature, etc. Throughout my career, I have worked on applying research in the political decision-making process with

Melinda A. Roberts

I am a professor of philosophy at the College of New Jersey and serve as the coordinating prelaw advisor for the College. Previously, I worked as an associate at the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb in Ne

Elizabeth Finneron-Burns

I am a post doc working with Krister Bykvist and Gustaf Arrhenius on the Valuing Future Lives project. I submitted my DPhil thesis at Oxford University in September 2015. Before studying at Oxford I wo

With intensified globalization of markets, the restructuring of provisions of welfare services and accumulation of private capital, opportunities for corporate influence in politics have multiplied. IWelcome to a seminar where some of the authors present and discuss the contents of the book.When: Friday December 15th, at 16.00 –18.00 including a mingleWhere: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in StockholmSpeakers:Christina Garsten, Professor of Social Anthropology, SCOREAdrienne Sörbom, Associate Professor of Sociology, SCOREAnna Tyllström, PhD in Business Studies, Institute for Futures StudiesStefan Svallfors, Professor in Sociology, Institute for Futures StudiesLiv Fries, PhD Management, Senior Advisor at Decigo The book will not be for sale at the seminar, but a flyer offering discount will be distributed.

Considering the recent wildfires in Canada, the harmful effects of climate change are undeniably evolving faster than previously expected. It is now imperative for leaders in government, business and