China's future, as well as our own, also has to do with everything from pollution in the wake of growth to the inferior status of women in society. This issue is about the changes in China. Contents A hTorbjörn Lodén

A couple of weeks ago it was decided that the Institute for Futures Studies will support the project International Panel on Social Progress. It is a large project with high ambitions that mobilizes se

I Social Science at the Crossroads (eds. Shalini Randeria, Björn Wittrock, Brill Academic Publishers, 2019, s. 165-186) Brill Leiden och Boston. Read the chapter here

How to be an anti-capitalist for the 21st century

The American sociologist Erik Olin Wright was invited  to Stockholm for a talk in 2017 by the Institute for Futures Studies and Katalys. Moderator is Stefan Svallfors, and discussants are: Marika Lindg

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Welcome to a seminar where the book "A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century" by Andreas Bummel is presented and discussed.SPEAKERSAndreas Bummel, author of the book (read mor)Adrienne Sörbom, sociologist at Stockholm UniversityHans Agné, political scientist at Stockholm University

Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall, Center for Governance and Management Studies at Stockholm School of Economics ABSTRACTTaking an organisational perspective on mergers and acquisitions Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall d', SNS förlag.

Place: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, Stockholm or onlineREGISTERResearch seminar with Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, Professor of History.ABSTRACT The talk will start with summaris

Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist: Impacts of past climate variability – lessons for the 21st century

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