Here you can find research projects that are currently active at IFFS, including some that our researchers work with but are administered by other research institutions. The projects are sorted accord

I am an Associate Professor in Economic History based at Uppsala University. Currently my research interests are in the intersection of digitalization of the monetary system and geopolitical tensions.

Equality for women, prosperity for all

Augusto Lopez-Claros, international economist currently on leave from his position at the World Bank to be Senior Fellow at Georgetown University, speaks about equality for women, drawing on his recen

Magnus Bygren

I am professor in Sociology at Department of Sociology, Stockholm University. My research currently aligns with three overlapping themes: (1) the existence and degrees of discrimination within differen

Katie Steele

I am an Associate Professor in the School of Philosophy, ANU. Prior to my appointment at ANU in 2016, I held a continuing position (eventually as Associate Professor) in Philosophy at the London Schoo. At the Institute for Futures Studies I participate in the research project: .

Results from a Six-Country Public Opinion Survey 32 s. Summary Policymakers, civil society organizations, and academics are proposing the establishment of new institutions for better representing the rig

The Institute for Futures Studies is an institute for social science research focusing on issues deemed important for the future.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 41(3), 399-424. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2014.920690 Abstract Despite the importance of adequately measuring ethnicity to keep track of ethnic disparities in importa

Mike Otsuka: How to pool risks across generations

Research seminar with Michael Otsuka, Professor of Philosophy, London School of Economics. Full title: How to pool risks across generations: A reciprocity-based case for an unfunded pay as you go (PAY

On the 6th of May, Peter Hedström was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities was founded in 175