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Assessments, benefits, care arrangements and funding Hildegard Theobald How can we best organise and finance care for elderly persons in a future with ageing populations?… Read more
Experiences of corruption promote trust among immigrants
Analyzing political trust among immigrants in Sweden Per Ardman and Per Strömblad A healthy democracy demands critical citizens. But to what extent is trust in political… Read more
New Book
The Nordic welfare model in the 21st century Edited by Jon Kvist, Johan Fritzell, Björn Hvinden and Olli Kangas The Policy Press, 2011 The Nordic… Read more
Dropping out in Scandinavia. Social Exclusion and Labour Market Attachment among Upper Secondary School Dropouts in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Olof Bäckman, Vibeke Jakobsen,Thomas Lorentzen, Eva Österbacka & Espen Dahl Most researchers in the field are in agreement that a diploma from apprenticeship based vocational… Read more
What are futures studies?
The Institute for Futures Studies is engaged in the production of a knowledge base focusing on issues of importance for the future, and also actively promotes debate about the future. Our current research programme is based on perspectives drawn from the human and social sciences. We study how people organise their lives and how different organisations affect their living conditions. We also analyse the interplay between the local and the global, and between individuals, firms and organisations. Read more