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New board members
We welcome Arne Kaijser, Anna Nilsdotter and Rebecca Stern to the board of the Institute for Futures Studies! Arne Kaijser is a Professor at KTH, Anna Nilsdotter is Deputy Managing Director of Enact Su
Moderators of the disapproval of peer punishment
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 1368430215583519. Abstract Recent studies have found disapproval of peer punishment of norm violations. This seems puzzling, given the potential benefits peer

Understanding Political Climate Passivity in Sweden and the US
Many are concerned about climate change and inadequate climate policies. This project aims to figure out why most adults don't use their democratic opportunities to make an impact.
CANCELLED Robert B. Talisse: The Problem of Polarization
Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee Abstract Democracy is such an important social good that it seems natural to think that more i
Simulating the Future Pension Wealth and Retirement Saving in Sweden
In this paper, wealth consequences of the Swedish pension system in the transition from a defined benefit to notional defined contribution system are simulated with almost exact institutional detail,
The scope and limits of implicit bias training: An experimental study with Swedish social workers
Social Science Information Abstract Implicit bias reduction has become an increasingly popular feature of so-called ‘diversity training’ in both public and private organizations. It remains popular, des
Nancy Cartwright: Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials
Nancy Cartwright is Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Durham and at the University of California, San Diego ABSTRACTRCTs are valuable tools whose use is spreading i
Charles Manski: Seminar with a skeptic
Charles F. Manski On the 21st and 22nd of January this year Charles F Manski was in Stockholm, invited by the Institute for Futures studies to hold three lectures on his newly published book Public Poli.