• Activists 2004

The purpose of the study is to give a nuanced image of activists within the Global Justice Movement in Sweden. Based on a survey carried through at three Swedish local social forums in 2004, the study highlights some asp...

• The role of energy infrastructure in shaping early adoption of electric and gasoline cars

Electric vehicles have a potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions but still face challenges. This study asks what can be learned from US automobile history. In 1900 there were three equal contenders in the US automoti...

• The Swedish National study on Aging and Care in Skåne (SNAC-S) - GÅS

The national study SNAC - The Swedish National Study on Aging and Care, includes four participating areas: SNAC-Blekinge, SNAC Kungsholmen, SNAC Nordanstig and SNAC Skåne Gott Åldrande i Skåne (GÅS). In all four areas, ...

• Swedish agriculture under reorganization - Conditions and strategies of farming households 1992

This is a survey of farming households in three different areas of Sweden. Swedish agriculture is presently undergoing a radical reorganization. Regulation systems are dismantled and free markets are established. The tec...

• Estonia survey 1994

The survey was conducted by SIFO on behalf of the Estonia group at the Swedish Church Research Secretariat in Uppsala. The study was conducted over a two week period about two months after the sinking of the ferry M/S Es...

• Personality traits and decision-making styles among Swedish obstetricians and gynaecologists

The purpose of the research was to: I) compare the personality traits of obstetricians and gynecologists with those of the general population and II) examine the relationship between obstetricians' and gynecologists’ per...

• Light at Home survey

Aim: To investigate the current lighting situation in Swedish homes with regard to lamp purchasing behaviour, lighting characteristics and light related behaviour. Primary research question: What lighting do Swedish res...

• Social mobility in Sweden 1954

The sample was drawn by means of the central population register (CPR) of Statistics Sweden. CPR contains basic demographic and social data on every individual born on the 15th of any month, any year, and irrespective of...

• Funerary practices in the 1990s

Already at the planning stage of the “Funerary Practices – A Study of Social Differences after Death” project, the fundamental idea was that the main data for the study would be provided by a broad survey of the large ma...

• From Sundsvall to Saltsjöbaden: A Regional Approach to Strikes and Protests in the Swedish Labor Market 1859-1938

The project assembles a unique regional panel-dataset on strikes and lockouts (work stoppages) between 1859 and 1938. The regional dimension allows to use communities as mini-laboratories for studying how conflict and c...