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Challenges for the Local Communities
This working paper aims at paving the way for further research on the changing relations between citizens and the local environment in which their everyday activities take place, as to contribute to a
Peter Hedström elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
On the 6th of May, Peter Hedström was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities was founded in 175
Stefan Svallfors gave a lecture at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science
Professor Stefan Svallfors gave a lecture on December 11 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science. He discussed the terms and conditions of research from the individual researcher to the research team
Changing local customs: The long run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting in Africa
Journal of Development Economics 166 (2024) Abstract We investigate the long-run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting (FGC) in Africa. Our empirical analysis draws on historical data o
Policy Professionals in Swedish Politics
For three years, three researchers and two research assistants have surveyed and interviewed a group of people who are remarkably invisible in research. it's remarkable since it is a category of peopl (in Swedish).
The sensitivity of respondent-driven sampling
2012. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society175:191-216.
Symposium in logic and philosophy
On the 21st of October The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will arrange a seminar with and about The Rolf Schock Laureate in logic and philosophy, professor Derek Parfit. Other speakers include Gusta

Olle Häggström
I am a professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology and a board member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science
Completed: Crossing boundaries in social work. Collaborative partnerships and interventions towards particularly vulnerable areas in Sweden
The study explores welfare governance in relation to disadvantaged areas in Sweden. The project aims to contribute with knowledge about how to build trust, promote safety, and break a negative societal development.
Do Offenders Deserve Proportionate Punishments?
Criminal Law & Philosophy Abstract The aim of the paper is to investigate how retributivists should respond to the apparent tension between moral desert and proportionality in punishment. I argue th