scientia

Olle Risberg
I am a researcher at the Department of Philosophy at Uppsala University, Sweden, and at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm. I am also a member of the Young Academy of Sweden. My research fo

Josef Hien
I am interested in the connection between politico-economic institutions, religion, ideologies, and cultures. After receiving my PhD from the European University Institute in Florence in 2012 I had po
H. Orri Stefánsson - What is the point of private offsetting?
H. Orri Stefánssonis Associate Professor (Docent) of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, Pro Futura Scientia Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, and Researcher and Advisor at

What is the point of private offsetting?
H. Orri Stefánsson is Associate Professor (Docent) of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, Pro Futura Scientia Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, and Researcher and Advisor a

Voting behavior, policy responsiveness and democratic anger. Interview with Armin Schäfer
European citizens with low socio-economic status are staying away from the polls in disproportionate numbers. Some of them say it is because politicians don't care about them anyway. Are they right? P

Frida Bender
I am a climate scientist, and senior lecturer at the department of meteorology at Stockholm University. My research focuses on clouds and aerosols, and their interaction with each other and with the c
Policy responsiveness and democratic anger
A growing number of voters in Europe abstain from their right to vote in democratic elections. Most of them are citizens with low socio-economic status. The gap in political participation is most pron

Emma Engström
I defended my PhD thesis on predictive modeling of groundwater contamination at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED), KTH, Royal Institute of Technol
Book launch: A world parliament. Governance and democracy in the 21st century
Welcome to a seminar where the book "A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century" by Andreas Bummel is presented and discussed.SPEAKERSAndreas Bummel, author of the book (read mor)Adrienne Sörbom, sociologist at Stockholm UniversityHans Agné, political scientist at Stockholm University
Nora Sánchez Gassen: Who will be able to vote in the future? Exploring how population change influences the electorate in Germany and why it matters
Nora Sánchez Gassen, political scientist and demographer, Nordregio.AbstractThe presentation will analyse how demographic trends such as population aging and international migration have influenced th