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Life-style and self-rated global health in Sweden: A prospective analysis spanning three decades
Preventive Medicine ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743513003472 Abstract The article studies the relation between lifestyle and global self-rated health in the adult
Two Decades of Same-Sex Marriage in Sweden: A Demographic Account of Developments in Marriage, Childbearing, and Divorce
Demography 57, 147-169 Abstract In this study, we provide demographic insight into the still relatively new family form of same-sex marriage. We focus on period trends in same-sex marriage formation and
Has the Youth Labour Market Deteriorated in Recent Decades? Evidence from Developed Countries?
This paper investigates the evidence concerning trends in youth relative pay and employment in developed economies since the mid-1970s, focusing on structural change on the demand-side of the labour m

A revolution of norms
We are part of a historic revolution. This is how Pontus Strimling's TED-talk The Rise of Modern Values begun at TEDx Uppsala in November. In 18 minutes Pontus explains how norms are not something to be
Family Relations, Children and Interregional Mobility, 1970-2000
The objective of this paper is to examine how family unions or, more precisely, the arrival of children has influenced migration during the three last decades. Both family formation and family dissolu
From Categories to Categorization: A Social Perspective on Market Categorization
Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Volume 51, 2017 Abstract The popularity of research into categories has grown in recent decades and shows no sign of abating. This introductory article takes
International Climate Policy in the Post Paris Era
I Nordic Economic Policy Review, 2019 Abstract The aim of this article is to assess the efficacy of the Paris Agreement to generate policies and incentivize actions that can contribute to halt climate cha
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
Jan O. Jonsson is a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies
Jan O. Jonsson is Professor of Sociology at the Institute for Social Research at Stockholm University, and an Official Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University. The Swedish Council for Working Li.
Politics as organized combat – new players and new rules of the game in Sweden
New Political Economy. Published online. Abstract In this paper, Sweden is used as an example of how organized politics has changed quite dramatically in the last couple of decades. The paper argues that