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A Leap in the Dark. From a Large Actor to a Large Approach: The Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement and the Crisis of the Nordic Model
This paper examines the Nordic Social Democratic parties’ own efforts to manage the inner and outer challenges of the so-called Nordic welfare model, i.e. how it is described, legitimized, and what ro
We welcome Berit Högman to our board
The Swedish government has appointed Berit Högman to the board of the Institute for Futures Studies during 2017–2022. Berit Högman is Deputy Group Leader (SocDem) in the Swedish Parliament and has been
Public services demokratiska uppdrag. Fri åsiktsbildning och offentligt förnuft
Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift 126:2, 355–372 Abstract The democratic significance of public broadcasting corporations has gained renewed urgency as a result of developments in the outside world and the ong
Josef Hien receives prize for his paper on culture and tax avoidance
Why are Italians so reluctant to pay taxes? This is what Josef Hien explores in his paper "Culture and tax avoidance: the Italian case" - for which he has now been awarded the2022 Herbert Gottweis Prize for Best Paper of 2021 by the Critical Policy Studies awards committee.
Wlodek Rabinowicz: Aggregation of value judgments differs from aggregation of preferences
Wlodek Rabinowicz, Senior Professor of Practical Philosophy at Lund university and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics ABSTRACTIn this talk I focus on a contrast between aggregation

Amir Rostami
I am a Professor of Criminology and scientific leader at the University of Gävle. I obtained my Ph.D. in sociology from Stockholm University in 2016. I first trained as a police officer. Additionally,
Radicalization Processes and Deradicalization: From Sweden to the Jihadi Groups in Syria
So far, we know quite little about Islamic radicalization in the West. What previous studies have not focused on is that radicalization does not always end with an individual acting on his or her conv
Lena Halldenius & Moa Petersén: The value of cash. Economic injustice on an increasingly digitized payment market
Research seminar with Lena Halldenius, professor of human rights studies at Lund University, and Moa Petersén, associate professor at Division of ALM and Digital Cultures at Lund University. AbstractThe

Research seminar - Lena Halldenius Moa Petersen: The value of cash
Research seminar with Lena Halldenius, professor of human rights studies at Lund University, and Moa Petersén, associate professor at Division of ALM and Digital Cultures at Lund University. Abstract
Robert Erikson: Happiness or Resources?
Robert Erikson, professor at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University. "Happiness or resources? On quality of life measures for official use" The seminar is based on prelim