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27 January, 2014

The Institute for Futures Studies is appointing a researcher

The Institute for Futures Studies is appointing a researcher to the project Children’s living conditions in a changing society: Socioeconomic and ethnic inequality. Deadline for applications is March 16. Ad (pdf-file)

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15 May, 2014

IF in search of new Director

Since Peter Hedström will be leaving the Institute on the 31st of August, the board is now recruiting his successor. This person will be taking on the responsibility of developing the future work of t

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11 January, 2016

World Values Survey

The World Values ​​Survey (WVS) is a worldwide network of researchers studying values ​​and their impact on social and political life. The network mainly collects data on people's values ​​via extensi

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13 January, 2021

Calls for 2 PhD positions in a research program on partnerships for sustainable development

Calls for 2 PhD positions in a new research program Transformative Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Assessing synergies, effectiveness and legitimacy of United Nations Multi-stakeholder Partne.

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15 February, 2021

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

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19 December, 2017

Researchers wanted for a project on children's living conditions

The Institute for Futures Studies (IF), Stockholm, is appointing one or two researchers (sociologist/social scientist) to the projects: YOUNG: Children’s living conditions in a changing society: SocioeYOUNGWORK: Early labour market outcomes of young adults

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09 September, 2020

Divine Placebo: Health and the Evolution of Religion

Human Ecology, 47, 157-163 Abstract In this paper, I draw on knowledge from several disciplines to explicate the potential evolutionary significance of health effects of religiosity. I present three mai

Type of publication: Journal articles | Lindenfors, Patrik
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11 January, 2024

Archives of/as resistance: On the justice potential of eyewitness image records documenting the Syrian conflict

Media, Culture & Society Abstract What are the new possibilities of enacting justice through the vast archives of digital eyewitness images and self-representations produced since 2011 by the grassr

Type of publication: Journal articles | Andén Papadopoulos, Kari
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14 September, 2023

Geoengineering – a serious alternative or a dangerous idea?

Geoengineering is a term used to describe techniques for large-scale manipulation of the climate to reduce the Earth's average temperature. These controversial ideas are now being debated more extensi

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