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Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) conducts research on social policy, welfare, inequality and the labour market. Researchers are mainly economists and sociologists

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GENPARENT

A multi-method approach to the transition to parenthood in different-sex and same-sex couples

En världskarta med vissa länder i blått och andra i rött

SPIN

The Social Policy Indicators (SPIN) database provides the foundations for new comparative and longitudinal research on causes and consequences of welfare states.

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2023-09-18

Swedish Institute for Social Research

Stockholm University in the autumn

The Social Stratification, Welfare and Social Policy seminars (SWS) are held on Tuesdays 13.00 at SOFI, Stockholm University.

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2023-08-28

Swedish Institute for Social Research

AME Labour Economics seminar – schedule for the fall of 2023

The AME Labour Economics seminars are held on Thursdays 10.00 at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), and occasionally at other times.

Autumn at Södra huset, Stockholm University

Economy and Society Society, Democracy and Welfare

2023-06-27

Swedish Institute for Social Research

Worse life chances for children in vulnerable areas

Sweden's vulnerable areas suffer from a "permanent" vulnerability that negatively affects children's life chances. This is shown in a report recently presented on SVT Forum by Susan Niknami, researcher at the Institute for Social Research (SOFI).

Society, Democracy and Welfare

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October

Seminar

AME Labour Economics Seminar: Virginia Minni (IFS)

Economy and Society Society, Democracy and Welfare

October

Seminar

Stratification, Welfare and Social Policy (SWS) Seminar: Ivana Dobrotic (Zagreb University)

Ivana Dobrotic, Associate Prof. of Comparative Social Policy, at Zagreb University.

Stratification, Welfare and Social Policy (SWS) Seminar: Ivana Dobrotic (Zagreb University)

Ivana Dobrotic, Associate Prof. of Comparative Social Policy, at Zagreb University.

October

Seminar

AME Labour Economics Seminar: Pia Pinger (University of Cologne)

Economy and Society Society, Democracy and Welfare

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AME Labour Economics Seminar: Virginia Minni (IFS)

AME Labour Economics Seminar: Virginia Minni (IFS)

Stratification, Welfare and Social Policy (SWS) Seminar: Ivana Dobrotic (Zagreb University)

Stratification, Welfare and Social Policy (SWS) Seminar: Ivana Dobrotic (Zagreb University)

AME Labour Economics Seminar: Pia Pinger (University of Cologne)

AME Labour Economics Seminar: Pia Pinger (University of Cologne)

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