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10 January, 2014

Family dynamics of immigrants in Sweden

Kirk Scott, the Institute for Futures Studies and Lund University Union formation and entry into parenthood are perhaps the most important transitions to adulthood. While much is known about the family

Kirk Scott, the Institute for Futures Studies and Lund University
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14 November, 2017

Researcher wanted for a study of Swedish voters

The Institute for Futures Studies is searching for a researcher for a research project on psychological and sociological differences between voters, depending on what party they would prefer to give t

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29 September, 2020
Completed: Can AI in job recruitment enhance the inclusion of disadvantaged groups?

Completed: Can the implementation of artificial intelligence in the recruitment process enhance the inclusion of disadvantaged groups? A study of Swedish companies

The use of AI in job recruitment is said to make the process both more efficient and less discriminatory. But is this really true? This project will study the effects of using this new tool.

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04 February, 2013

NEW SEMINAR: Social Networks, Employee Selection and Labor Market Outcomes: Toward an Empirical Analysis

Oskar Nordström Skans och Lena Hensvik, Institutet för arbetsmarknads- och utbildningspolitisk utvärdering The Montgomery (1991) model of employee referrals suggests that it is optimal for firms to sel

Oskar Nordström Skans och Lena Hensvik, Institutet för arbetsmarknads- och utbildningspolitisk utvärdering
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27 June, 2024
New Methods for Sharing Research Findings with Society

New Methods for Sharing Research Findings with Society

Finding new formats for presenting policy-relevant research results.

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11 August, 2023
Reducing populations' vulnerabilities to mis-disinformation related to scientific content

Reducing populations' vulnerabilities to mis-disinformation related to scientific content

The purpose of this project is to develop evidence-based strategies to address populations’ vulnerabilities to scientific mis-disinformation.

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03 September, 2015

The dilemma of human enhancement

Would you cut off your legs and replace them with prostheses which can take you places faster? Would you take drugs to enhance your cognitive skills? Perhaps you are already doing that? In the latest

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28 August, 2015

Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall: Reinventing the Swedish public corporation for the 21st Century

Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall, Center for Governance and Management Studies at Stockholm School of Economics ABSTRACTTaking an organisational perspective on mergers and acquisitions Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall d', SNS förlag.

Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall, Center for Governance and Management Studies at Stockholm School of Economics
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27 September, 2022

Can AI be used to avoid discrimination during recruitment?

More and more businesses use AI – artificial intelligence – in recruitment. But what happens when they do so? The research project Can the implementation of artificial intelligence in the recruitment p, led by sociologist Moa Bursell, can give us some answers.

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11 January, 2016
Moa Bursell

Moa Bursell

I am a researcher in sociology and research leader at the Institute for Futures Studies. I am also teaching at the Department of Sociology, Stockholm University. I received my doctorate at Stockholm U

Associate Professor in Sociology and research leader at the Institute for Futures Studies
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