On the 27-29:th of January we are hosting the conference Democratizing the Corporation in collaboration with the Havens-Wright Center for Social Justice, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  The conference

Erik Olin Wright, a Marxist sociologist with a focus on the complexities of social classes and inequalities of contemporary capitalism, died from acute myeloid leukemia on January 23 in Milwaukee. He

Erik Olin Wright: Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Madison-Wisconsin. ABSTRACT The idea that there is a pathway from a capitalist economy to a cooperative market economy is grounded in

The American sociologist Erik Olin Wright lecture on "How to be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century". What are the reasons to be "anti-capitalist" and what does this really mean? Is it still possibl

Organised by the Institute for Futures Studies and Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study. Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in the long-run global development of wealth and inequality as we.

A couple of weeks ago it was decided that the Institute for Futures Studies will support the project International Panel on Social Progress. It is a large project with high ambitions that mobilizes se

Current and Recent Projects The Mimir Institute for Long Term Futures Studies Climate Ethics and Future Generations Sustainable Population in the Time of Climate Change Anxieties of Democracy The Boundary