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02 February, 2024
Helena Hammarskiöld

Helena Hammarskiöld

I am the initiator and project manager of the project Expanding minds - together. I run an organization for cross-sector collaboration projects as a way to foster innovation among both organizations and

Artistic researcher
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08 April, 2020

Where there is trust, there is testing

In the US, levels of Covid-19 testing have varied greatly between states. But there seems to be a pattern. According to a new study by Malcolm Fairbrother, researcher at Institute for Futures Studies, , states with high levels of social trust and social capital performs more Covid-19 tests.  

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20 December, 2016

Erik Olin Wright: Pathways to a Cooperative Market Economy

Erik Olin Wright: Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Madison-Wisconsin. ABSTRACT The idea that there is a pathway from a capitalist economy to a cooperative market economy is grounded in

Erik Olin Wright: Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Madison-Wisconsin.
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13 December, 2022

Science Denial. A Narrative Review and Recommendations for Future Research and Practice

European Psychologist Abstract Science denial has adverse consequences at individual and societal levels and even for the future of our planet. The present article aimed to answer the question: What lea

Type of publication: Journal articles | Jylhä, Kirsti , Stanley, Samantha K., Ojala, Maria & Edward J.R. Clarke
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27 February, 2025

Multistakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Promises and Pitfalls

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, vol. 49 Abstract This review examines the promises and pitfalls of multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) for sustainable development. We take stock of the lite

Type of publication: Journal articles | Higham, Ian , & Felicitas Fritzsche Bäckstrand, Karin , & Felicitas Fritzsche Koliev, Faradj , & Felicitas Fritzsche
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16 January, 2025
Ambivalence: A new unified theory

Ambivalence: A new unified theory about its nature, grounds, and application to normative conflicts

Having mixed feelings about something can help us to deal with conflicts. Since this view on ambivalence challenges traditional approaches that see ambivalence as a flaw, this project aims to develop a new theory of ambivalence.

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20 December, 2024

Never eat a Pigeon with a Pumpkin: a model for the emergence and fixation of unsupported beliefs

This work was presented at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2023, and a shortened form of the paper is Chapter 30 in Food Rules and Rituals: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Coo

Type of publication: Other | Sandberg, Anders , & Len Fisher
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22 October, 2013

Measuring Cumulative Advantage and the Matthew Effect

Mikael Bask, Department of Economics Uppsala University Abstract To foster a deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind inequality in society, it is crucial to work with well-defined concepts associa

Mikael Bask, Department of Economics Uppsala University
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16 August, 2023

Eri Bertsou: Varieties of Expertise: What do citizens consider to be politically legitimate uses of expertise

Venue: Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13, 4th floor, Stockholm, and online Research seminar with Eri Bertsou, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of St. Gallen (HSG).REG

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20 November, 2023
Eri Bertsou: What do citizens consider to be politically legitimate uses of expertise?

Eri Bertsou: What do citizens consider to be politically legitimate uses of expertise?

Can democratic politics incorporate citizen demands for independent expertise in ways that boost legitimacy and trust in politics? Democratic governments worldwide face the dilemma of how to deal with

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