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Interview with sociologist Roland Paulsen Empty working life Sociologist Roland Paulsen attended the conference “Det ifrågasatta arbetet” (Eng. ”Questionable work” or “Wishful work”) at Arbetets Museum (the Museum of Work) in Norrköping in November 2013. He calls himself a ”labour critic” and pushed the controversial thesis at the conference that we should reduce working hours….

Interview with deacon Karin Löfgren Is spiritual care truly psychological? What is the difference between being a pastor, a psychologist or a psychiatrist? Deacon Karin Löfgren believes that her profession has a special opportunity to help people with spiritual problems. On a sunny spring day at the end of April, I arrive at Björkhagen metro…

Interview with Gunnar Adler-Karlsson To the praise of laziness? Professor Gunnar Adler-Karlsson and the basic income Do we live to work or do we work to live? Gunnar Adler-Karlsson asked this question in the 1970s. He created a debate about the future of the labour market that is still lively at an international level. The…

Interview with psychologist Andreas Bergsten Is there workplace democracy at work? What do you get if you cross an atheist with a Jehovah’s Witness? Answer: Someone who knocks on the door but has nothing to say! With this little witty story, Andreas Bergsten – psychologist and former employee at Unionen – has described the union’s…