The conference Future of Welfare State Studies Conference was held in Umeå for postdoctoral researchers, on May 15–17. It included parallel sessions focusing on the most central aspects in the researc' address had the title .

On the 7th and 8th of June, the International Network for Analytical Sociologists, INAS, will meet for its sixth conference, this time in Stockholm hosted by the Institute for Futures Studies. Thomas

Gustaf Arrhenius will speak at a workshop on population ethics at Ritsumeikan University. Host is the Research Center for Ars Vivendi. We invite Prof. Gustaf Arrhenius of Stockholm University, who is a

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.

This conference is organized by the Institute for futures studies in cooperation with the Network for evidence-based policy, a Swedish network of academics, journalists and civil servants concerned wi

What does it really mean when scientists and politicians are talking about basic income? Basic income is comparable to a general and unconditional income guarantee. Such an income guarantee is based o

Online Interactive SessionJoin this seminar hosted by the University of Ottawa with experts who will provide insights into what the Next Generation of Disinformation Campaigns and actors will be. Disinf General John Allen, President, The Brookings InstitutionMr. Mikael Tofvesson, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)Dr. Joel Finkelstein, NCRI, Princeton UniversityMr. Phil Gurski, uOttawa SET Program Director, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. Paul Goldenberg, Senior Fellow, Rutgers University Miller Center; Cardinal Point Strategies

Place: The Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, StockholmInternational institutions make claims to authority that can clash with both personal and collective autonomy. At the same time, th

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