On Friday the 24th of January our seminar series begins again here at the Institute for Futures Studies.The four first seminars all touch our research area segregation. Martin Ljung from the Research

Our two seminar series will continue this spring, "Seminar on contemporary social and political issues" on Wednesdays and "Social-mechanism seminar" on Fridays. Come meet among others Michael Macy, Je

Online Interactive SessionJoin this seminar hosted by the University of Ottawa with experts who will provide insights into what the Next Generation of Disinformation Campaigns and actors will be. Disinf General John Allen, President, The Brookings InstitutionMr. Mikael Tofvesson, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)Dr. Joel Finkelstein, NCRI, Princeton UniversityMr. Phil Gurski, uOttawa SET Program Director, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. Paul Goldenberg, Senior Fellow, Rutgers University Miller Center; Cardinal Point Strategies

The Swedish government has appointed Berit Högman to the board of the Institute for Futures Studies during 2017–2022. Berit Högman is Deputy Group Leader (SocDem) in the Swedish Parliament and has been

Did the COVID-19 pandemic change our social norms?

As you might remember, a lot of our social behaviors changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we perceived the behaviors of others. What was once deemed acceptable behavior became scrutinized, wi

Rae Langton, Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University ABSTRACTWhat we do with words can help or hinder justice in ways that exploit rules of accommodation: a process of adjustment that tends to

The Swedish government has appointed two new members to the board of the Institute for Futures Studies. The new members come with knowledge of robotics and experience from the government's Future Comm

Anders Sandberg, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University ABSTRACTHow likely is humanity to be severely damaged by a global disaster, or go extinct? How bad would it be? This talk will review wo

This seminar was postponed from October 14th to November 11th. Kirsti M. Jylhä, Ph.D. psychology AbstractThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is influencing our lives at many levels. The new corona virus is not

"We live in an unpredictable time, the leading experts in artifical intelligence tell us. They have no answers and ordinary citizens are not even capable of asking the pertinent questions. We traveled