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Futures: Politics and psychology - how to gain support for climate policies

Combating climate change means implementing policies that will encourage people to act in a more sustainable way. But how can policies be constructed and implemented in a way that is acceptable to the

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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

Stephanie Plenty

My work sits at the nexus of psychology and sociology, addressing inequalities in adolescents’ and young adults’ well-being, and the importance of social contexts for positive development. Specific ar

Frida Rudolphi

I am a researcher in sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University and affiliated to the Institute for Futures Studies. My research primarily concerns inequality i

Jan O. Jonsson

Professor of Sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University; Official Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University; member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Science

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Edward Elgar Publishing This ground-breaking book investigates the work of policy professionals. They consist of political actors who, although not elected to office, are nonetheless employed to affect