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Thomas Sterner: Is there a climate crisis?
Thomas Sterner, Professor of Environmental Economics, Dept of Economics, University of Gothenburg The Guardian recently decided to change house style and start using terms like Climate Crisis instead o
Gustaf Arrhenius elected to a council which will help government with sustainability
During the Swedish politician's week in Visby, the government decided to appoint a scientific council for sustainable development. The council will strengthen the link between politics and academia. Th
Dual Climate Change Responsibility: on the moral divergences between mitigation and adaptation
in: Paul G. Harris (ed.) Ethics, Environmental Justice, and Climate Change, Chelthenham: Edward Elgar. Climate change cannot be fully understood or effectively mitigated without considering its ethical
Demokratiseminarium: Decemberöverenskommelsen
The professors Sverker Gustavsson and Torbjörn Tännsjö discuss "Decemberöverenskommelsen" together with Sanna Rayman and Daniel Suhonen. The seminar will be entirely in Swedish. For more information abo

Det hotade universitetet
Idén om att toppstyra universiteten vinner alltmer mark i förhoppning om ökad kreativitet, ekonomisk tillväxt och innovation. Detta trots att de framgångar som forskningsuniversiteten har skördat de s
Artificial Intelligence, Datafication and Exploring the Minimum Content of Nationality
The Statelessness & Citizenship Review, 6(1), 124-129 COMMENTARY: Introduction Identifying the minimum content of nationality (‘MCN’), the inalienable core elements or conditions of citizenship witho
The Problems of Philosophy in Virtual Reality
Venue:The Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, Stockholm, and online This event is open to the public.Conference poster. This conference will depart from and engage with the recent and critby Professor David Chalmers.
We welcome Berit Högman to our board
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
We welcome Jesper Strömbäck och Danica Kragic Jensfelt to our board
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