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Searching for successful integration – presentation of a an assessment of projects which aim to help young adults and immigrants to find employment
A comparison between projects financed by the European Social Fund and Arbetsförmedlingen. The seminar will be held in Swedish at Ingenjörshuset, Malmskillnadsgatan 46 in Stockholm. Breakfast will be s
The Matthew effect in political science: head start and key reforms important for democratization
Are some countries better equipped from the onset of a democratization process to become democracies? We compared successful and failed episodes of liberalization over the period 1900 to 2018 to exami
Paul Levin: What does the future hold for the Swedish Nato accession process?
What is the current state of play in the negotiations between Sweden, Finland, and Turkey over NATO accession? Is Finland going it alone and, if so, what would that mean for Sweden and NATO? What can
Gustaf Arrhenius elected to a council which will help government with sustainability
During the Swedish politician's week in Visby, the government decided to appoint a scientific council for sustainable development. The council will strengthen the link between politics and academia. Th
David Chalmers: From the Matrix to the Metaverse (With a Little Help From AI)
Part of the Problems of Philosophy in VR-conference hosted by the Institute for Futures Studies in May 2023. David Chalmers' book Reality+ takes as its starting point the recent advances in AI and com
The Future of the end of Ideology
Main speaker: Mark Lilla. The seminar will be held in English in central Stockholm. Read more about Mark Lilla on Wikipedia.
Implicit Mind: De-Freuding Implicit Attitudes with Edouard Machery
Recording from "The Implicit Mind Workshop" in May 2015, held at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm.
Research seminars
The Institute regularly organizes research seminars that are primarily aimed at researchers, although other participants are also very welcome. The seminars will be held in English unless all partici
The good man's racism?
It is becoming common for political parties with xenophobic views to appear in parliaments in Europe, Sweden is no exception. There is an ongoing debate about xenophobia and diversity in the media, in
Janine Wedel to the Institute for Futures studies
In 2018 the Institute for Futures Studies will host the Kerstin Hesselgrens gästprofessur, held by Janine R Wedel, an American anthtropologist and professor at George Mason University i USA. Janine Wed at the institute in 2016. Follow that link and listen to Janine's TEDx-talk about the shadow elite affecting American politics.
