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02 February, 2018

For Whose Benefit? The Biological and Cultural Evolution of Human Cooperation

Springer, New York. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50874-0 This book takes the reader on a journey, navigating the enigmatic aspects of cooperation; a journey that starts inside the body and continues via our

Type of publication: Books | Lindenfors, Patrik
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10 March, 2004

Organised Interests, Labour Market and Migration: the Swedish Model

The paper examines arguments presented by unions and employers concerning immigration in relation to the Swedish labor market. It also considers how Sweden’s institutional arrangements in this respect

Type of publication: Working papers | Torbjörn Lundqvist
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16 November, 2016

The ethics of age limits

This informal workshop focuses on four papers dealing with a variety of ethical questions associated with the use of age limits, especially in health care. Time: Wednesday, November 23, 14:00 - 18:00Plac The Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS), Holländardgatan 13, Stockholm According to Jeff McMahan, we ought to save an individual, A, from dying as a young adult (e.g., at age 30) rather than save some other individual, B, from dying as a newborn, even if the latter intervention would give B twice as many years of full-quality life as the former intervention would give A.  Call this claim .  I argue that if we accept , then we must reject at least one of three other claims:

This informal workshop focuses on four papers dealing with a variety of ethical questions associated with the use of age limits, especially in health care.
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12 January, 2016

Courses & conferences

In order to offer more in-depth knowledge in research methodology and application the Institute organizes courses open to researchers and to people who use research in their work. In addition, we orga

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12 January, 2016

Research seminars

The Institute regularly organizes research seminars that are primarily aimed at researchers, although other participants are also very welcome.  The seminars will be held in English unless all partici

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20 September, 2021

The EU project Open Days: The AMIF Project "The Subjective Integration 2"

The purpose of this project is to give the  migrants arriving via the organised channels, i.e. quota refugees and family reunion cases information about Sweden before leaving for Sweden. They are inte

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22 October, 2013

Bi Puranen moderates debate at UNESCO

On the 25–26th of March, UNESCO organizes a big international workshop titled "Measuring Social Public Policies: Inclusiveness and Impact" in Paris. The workshop is organized within UNESO's Management

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12 January, 2016

Seminars

The Institute organizes various types of seminars in order to discuss ongoing research , to spread new results and to encourage dialogue about issues that may affect the future of our society. The sem

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22 October, 2013

General Assembly of the World Values Survey meets in Qatar

General Assembly of the World Values Survey Associationwill meet in Doha, Qatar, March, 18–22 at the World Conference on “The Rise of Public Engagement, in the region and in the World”. The conference , (Social and Economic Survey Research Institute and the Arab Barometer.

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29 January, 2020

Population Ethics and the Non-Identity Problem

Welcome to a workshop on the non-identity problem and population ethics at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm. The workshop will focus on the evaluative and moral significance of acts that

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