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Evidence from 43 countries that disease leaves cultures unchanged in the short-term
Nature, Scientific Reports Abstract Did cultures change shortly after, and in response to, the COVID-19 outbreak? If so, then in what way? We study these questions for a set of macro-cultural dimensions
Peter Hedström leaves the Institute for Futures Studies to start new research center for analytical sociology
Peter Hedström, Director of the Institute for Futures Studies, will leave the Institute in August 2014. Peter will then be Professor of Sociology at Linköping University, where he will build a new rese
Swedish Parental Leave and Gender Equality. Achievements and Reform Challenges in a European Perspective
This study sets out to discuss the Swedish parental leave system and identify achievements, policy dilemmas and reform alternatives in a European perspective. In perspective of changing demographic st
Effects of Sharing Parental Leave on Pensioners’ Poverty and Gender Inequality in Old Age. A simulation in IFSIM
This paper aims to study the theoretical linkages between the design of the pension system and that of the labor market and their interplay in determining poverty outcomes in old age, particularly fro
Gustaf Arrhenius receives prolonged appointment as director of the institute
What sets the framework for the research at the Institute for Futures Studies is research programs, created by the director. The current one, What future? Challenges and choices in the 21st century(201
Understanding and exploiting information spreading and integrating information technologies
2011. Journal of Computer Science and Technology 26: 829-836. AbstractOur daily life leaves an increasing amount of digital traces, footprints that are improving our lives. Data-mining tools, like recomm
Defining disability and the role of the disability and the medical communities
Theoria Abstract Definitions of disabilityare useful for different purposes and carry normative significance. However, defining disability has proven a difficult task. Communities with different theoreti
How much scope for a mobility paradox? The relationship between social and income mobility in Sweden
Sociological Science 3:39-60. 10.15195/v3.a3. Abstract It is often pointed out that conclusions about intergenerational (parent–child) mobility can differ depending on whether we base them on studies of c
Costly punishment in the ultimatum game evokes moral concern, in particular when framed as payoff reduction.
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 69, p. 59-64. Abstract The ultimatum game is a common economic experiment in which some participants reject another's unfair offer of how to split some
Book launch: Taking Responsibility for Climate Change
Venue: Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm or online on Zoom Welcome to a seminar where philosopher Säde Hormio presents her new book Taking Responsibility for Climate Change! REG
