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The four horsemen of knowledge resistance
22 November, Institute for Futures Studies. A Multidisciplinary Look at Knowledge Resistance ’Knowledge Resistance: Causes, Consequences, and Cures' is a multidiciplinary research program, comprised o
Four decisions that actually matter for climate change
Did you take part in Earth Hour last month? On the 24th of March each year a big part of the earth’s population in the most energy consuming countries turn the lights off for one hour to stress the en
Criminal organizing applying the theory of partial organization to four cases of organized crime.
Trends in Organized Crime, pp 1–28, doi:10.1007/s12117-017-9315-6. Abstract We explore how the idea of partial organization can provide insights in the study of organized crime. Studying criminal organi
Four Phases in Demographic Transition: Implications for Economic and Social Developments in Sweden 1820-2000
In contrast to earlier research, historical and contemporary comparisons to Swedish demographical changes show that the age group upon which the population growth is based—either child, adult, maturit
Kinship, heritage and ethnic choice: ethnolinguistic registration across four generations in contemporary Finland
European Sociological Review Abstract We studied how individuals’ ethnolinguistic affiliation relates to the ethnolinguistic structure of kinship in contemporary Finland, a society in which Finnish-spea
The Future of Housing and Technology in Japan – The Connected House Group Study Tour
The report describes experiences drawn from a study tour in Japan, June 2003. An important conclusion is that not only does the future of housing lay in technology, but technology is an integral part
Competition: Your vision of a positive future
The Paris Institute for Advanced Study and the 2100 Fondation in partnership with the Institute for Futures Studiesare launching the first Positive Future competition in order to encourage the elaboration
#YouToo? When the predator is your partner
The #MeToo movement has recently been praised by the United Nations experts in women’s human rights. Yet if sexist violence against women has been under the spotlight and denounced in every context ov
Values and voters – on giving your vote to the Sweden Democrats
On the 4th of December, an article was published on DN Debatt on xenophobia among the Sweden Democrats voters. The article refers to a study that was initiated when the writers Peter Hedström and Tim
Does your name impact your chances to get a job? Short answer: Yes
What significance does your name have for your chances of getting a job? We ask Moa Bursell, a sociologist and research leader at the Institute for Futures Studies, who has researched discrimination i
