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Erik Olin Wright, 1947–2019

We are sad to report that Erik Wright has passed away after a courageous fight against sickness. His legacy in social science is enormous. His lifelong work on real utopias was an inspiration for the creation of the IPSP and he has helped this group from the...

“A New Society” in Italy

On Friday, February 1st, Sapienza University  of Rome will host an event dedicated to discussing and debating the findings of the IPSP report. Hosted in collaboration with the Forum Disuguaglianze Diversità, CIRET, and Italy’s Rai Radio 3, the event will include...

Spotlight: IPSP Policy Brief

IPSP authors Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee), Gianluca Grimalda (ch. 8), and Ingrid Woolard (ch.3), along with Romina Boarini and Orsetta Causa of the OECD, wrote a policy brief for the G20 meeting this summer (see announcement here). You can read the following...

IPSP author to present at forum of UN diplomats

This weekend, UN diplomats from 37 countries will gather for the 2nd Annual Friendship Group Retreat in Hamilton, Bermuda. The retreat is organized by the International Women’s Health Coalition and The International Planned Parenthood Federation, and speakers include...

Spotlight on Chapter 7 Good Jobs for All?

This excerpt from Chapter 7 summarizes the impacts of globalization and technology on labor markets: It is hard to see clear evidence of the ‘end of work’ in the official statistics as yet.  Figure 1 plots the employment-population rate for those aged 15-74 in 2014...

“Mohammed, Tarik, Esra” by Pelin Tan

Op-Ed by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Pelin Tan, Sociologist                                                         Lead-Author of “Towards the Urban Society” – International Panel on Social Progress – Turkey A 17 year old Syrian refugee named Mohammed follows me to my...

Islam and the West, by Akeel Bilgrami

Islam and the West, by Akeel Bilgrami This text is drawn from a longer speech given at the World Public Forum on ‘the dialogue between civilisations and the idea of a world order’. We speak much today of Islam, indeed do so obsessively, and we speak of its relations...