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30 August, 2008

Predicaments in the futures of aging democracies

2008. Futures 40(3), April, 203-217.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Thomas Lindh, Urban Lundberg
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12 April, 2018
Att komma till Sverige - extremt och samtidigt lagom. Hur hänger det ihop?

Att komma till Sverige - extremt och samtidigt lagom. Hur hänger det ihop?

Bi Puranen, generalsekreterare för World Values Survey som mäter värderingar i hela världen, pratar kulturkrockar på Tensta konsthall, april 2018.

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09 March, 2016

Review of Dennis McKerlie’s Justice Between the Young and The Old

Ethics, Vol. 125, No. 3 (April 2015), pp. 895-900. Reviewed Work: Justice between the Young and the Old by McKerlie, Dennis published by: University of Chicago Press. DOI: 10.1086/679532

Type of publication: Journal articles | Bykvist, Krister
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12 April, 2018
Därför håller liberalerna på att vinna kulturkriget

Därför håller liberalerna på att vinna kulturkriget

Pontus Strimling som forskar om normer, förklarar hur det kommer sig att våra värderingar på vissa områden tycks förändras i samma riktning i många länder, medan de på andra områden aldrig tycks komma

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25 April, 2018

Board member Berit Högman County Governor

Our board member Berit Högman is the new County Governor in Västernorrland County, Sweden from April 16. Her appointment as County Governor and Head of the County Administrative Board in the province

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24 October, 2016
Solidarity in diverse societies - interview with Will Kymlicka

Solidarity in diverse societies - interview with Will Kymlicka

Will Kymlicka, researcher of political philosophy, came to visit the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm in April 2016, thanks to funding from The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social S

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27 April, 2018
Forskningens mörker podcast

Forskningens mörker

Sociologen Stefan Svallfors diskuterar här tillsammans med Li Bennich-Björkman sina tre böcker om forskandets och det intellektuella livets mänskliga villkor med anledning av publiceringen av den sist

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30 January, 2025

Interdisciplinary workshop: Contemporary perspectives on conservatism

Conservatism as a distinctive political ideology was born out of Edmund Burke’s critique of the French revolution. Despite its significant influence in society and research, there exists no unified un

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22 October, 2013

The Institute for Futures Studies has been granted financial support from Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for INAS Conference

In June 2013, the 6th annual conference of the International Network of Analytical Sociologists (INAS) will be held in Stockholm, with the aim to create synergistic contacts between researchers withinThis year, Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond has on April the 11th decided to grant SEK 225,000 to this year's conference that will be hosted by the Institute of Futures Studies in collaboration with the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University. During 7th and 8th of June, both Swedish and international researchers from the world’s leading universities will present their work in the field of analytical sociology. Over forty papers will be presented at the conference, where Thomas Schelling will deliver the opening keynote speech. Schelling was awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis.

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03 May, 2016

How many refugees can the Swedish welfare state handle?

The past year the influx of refugees has been the topic of many discussions. How will these newcomers affect the people who already live in Sweden? How will they affect the economy, the labour market,

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