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Professor Thomas Lindh has passed away
Today we mourn the passing of Thomas Lindh, a respected researcher, an appreciated colleague and a dear friend. Professor Thomas Lindh has been a coworker at the Institute for Futures Studies for many

Amber L. Beckley
Amber is Associate Professor in Criminology at Stockholm University and Senior Lecturer at Örebro University. Her research focuses on how developmental factors influence criminal offending and victimi
Diversity preferences among employees and ethnoracial workplace segregation
Social Science Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.03.009 Abstract Ethno-racial workplace segregation increases already existing ethno-racial inequality. While previous research has identified d
Moa Bursell & Fredrik Jansson: Ethnic Homophily and Social Influence in Workplace Preferences
Moa Bursellis a postdoctoral researcher in Sociology at the Institute for Futures Studies and a member of the Stockholm University Linnaeus Centre for Integration Studies (SULCIS). Fredrik Jansson has
A march for science and research!
Alternative facts and fake news. These are phenomenons that March for Science wants to counteract. March for Science will be organized in 400 cities around the World on the 22nd of April, highligting th
In memory of Geoffrey Brennan
The staff of the Institute for Futures Studies is deeply saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Geoffrey Brennan has recently passed away. Geoff was a most distinguished scholar and a very val
An award promoting Finnish academic texts within reach for Kirsti Jylhä
The Kone Foundation's Vuoden Tiedekynä is an annual award for an academic article that demonstrates exemplary use of the Finnish language. The aim of the award is to support and increase the appreciat
Limited and Mixed Evidence for System-Sanctioned Change to Protect the Environment: A Replication Study
International review of social psychology, vol 37:1 Abstract Feygina and colleagues (2010, Study 3) reported that people who prefer the status quo can be encouraged towards pro-environmental responses w
Status hierarchies, gender bias and disrespect in review panel groups: ethnographical observations from the Swedish Research Council
In: Acker S., Ylijoki O-H., and McGinn M. The Social Production of Research: Perspectives on funding and gender. Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)/Routledge. Abstract Status as been descri
Raya Muttarak: Population Dynamics under Global Climate Change
Register Abstract Australian bushfire in 2020 and severe floods in Western Europe and exceptional heatwaves in North America in summer 2021, to name a few, are examples of extreme events that are docume