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Inflation returned to the foreground of political economies worldwide after 2019, after 30 years of relative quiescence. Inflation remains unpopular—including among those who are hurt by the policies ...

Abstract. This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals’ belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey dat

Abstract. Rising economic inequality has renewed interest in how class-based social networks shape redistributive preferences across societies. While previ

Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - Volume 55

Stylised facts, or what has actually happened?

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Many climate change mitigation policies face public opposition, especially when they impose visible costs on households and are perceived as unfairly regressive. This country-comparative study examin...

The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

Catherine Talks to Writers About Why and How They Write

Abstract. Citizens’ trust in institutions is crucial for the proper functioning of societies. While national economic performance is a key predictor of ins

Job quality in Sweden has improved significantly over the past 50 years, but at the same time, workplace stress has sharply increased. This is shown in the doctoral thesis by sociologist Edvin Syk, pr...

Firm sorting, parental leave, fertility decline and pay gaps, social network class composition

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at t...

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In the evolving discourse on climate change, the phenomenon of ‘whataboutism’ has emerged as a pervasive rhetorical strategy to deflect responsibility for the emissions of one’s own country by shif...

Krzysztof Czarnecki, researcher at The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University, has recently been awarded a research grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for his project

The Swedish Institute for Social Research, SOFI, is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The institute is an internationally leading research institute in the field of socia