Peter Hedström has been appointed Associated Sociology Editor of the newly started journal BSP: Behavioral Science & Policy.Read more www.behavioralpolicy.org/bsp_journal.html.

In June 2013, the 6th annual conference of the International Network of Analytical Sociologists (INAS) will be held in Stockholm, with the aim to create synergistic contacts between researchers withinThis year, Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond has on April the 11th decided to grant SEK 225,000 to this year's conference that will be hosted by the Institute of Futures Studies in collaboration with the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University. During 7th and 8th of June, both Swedish and international researchers from the world’s leading universities will present their work in the field of analytical sociology. Over forty papers will be presented at the conference, where Thomas Schelling will deliver the opening keynote speech. Schelling was awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis.

The staff of the Institute for Futures Studies is deeply saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Geoffrey Brennan has recently passed away. Geoff was a most distinguished scholar and a very val

Dr.Katya Rhodes comes from British Columbia, Canada, to share her academicresearch findings and government policy-making experiences on how to designpolitically acceptable and effective policies to mitigate climate change usingBritish Columbia’s climate policies as a case study. 

Inkomststöd åt alla? Basinkomstens nya våg

Simon Birnbaum är docent i statsvetenskap. Han arbetar som lektor vid Södertörns högskola och forskare vid Institutet för bostads- och urbanforskning, Uppsala universitet. Under våren utkommer han – t

The new wave of basic income experiments

Welcome to a seminar on the new book "Basinkomstens nya våg" (The New Wave of Universal Basic Income). In the book leading researchers on universal basic income (UBI) analyze recent UBI-related experi

Have you used prenatal testing to determine if the fetus you or your partner is carrying has Down’s syndrome? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. The interest in genetic screening for Down’s synd

Place: Register for this online seminar. Shortly before the seminar you will receive a link to the webinar and instructions on how to ask questions to the authors.  This seminar will be held in English We

Decentralization has for many years been a widespread trend in health care sectors throughoutEurope, but some implications of ambitions for states to regain control can be seen. This paper examines wh

Socio-Economic Review Abstract Ordoliberalism has been accused of being the ideational blueprint for Germany’s fiscal stance during the Eurozone-crisis. While the literature that debates the influence o