Three researchers at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) have been awarded research grants from Forte to study inequality, discrimination and young people's future prospects in Sweden.
Max Thaning, Carina Mood och Adam Altmejd.
We are pleased to announce that three researchers at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) have been awarded grants from Forte. These grants will support research that contributes to increased understanding of societal challenges related to inequality, discrimination, and young people's future prospects.
Carina Mood has received a project grant for her research on young people's career paths with the project Optimism as a Trap or Springboard? Aspirations and Early Careers Among Young People with Foreign-Born Parents. The study examines how aspirations affect education and labor market outcomes among young people in this group.
Adam Altmejd was awarded a project grant for the study The Faces of Inequality. Using registry data and AI technology that analyzes passport photos, the project investigates appearance-based discrimination in Sweden.
Max Thaning received an establishment grant for the project Background and Opportunities in Sweden. The research analyzes how increasing income inequality affects educational mobility and its consequences for individuals' future opportunities.
Research at the Social Policy unit includes investigating explanations for the development of the welfare state, as well as the effects of social policy on an individual and societal level, often in an international comparative perspective and with quantitative research methods.
Research at the Level of Living-unit includes studies of individuals' living conditions, social stratification and economic and social inequality. Here we study what living conditions in society look like today for both adults and children, and how the standard of living in society has changed over time and between generations.
