Research output per year
Research output per year
Unit profile
Description
While welfare states and associated social policies have been successful in addressing social risks associated with the provision of capitalist growth and increasing their citizens’ wellbeing, they have also contributed to climate emergency and the ecological crisis. We carry out social-policy research of traditional themes such as labour markets, inequality or poverty, but also and particularly in the new circumstances of climate emergency. Considering different scales from the local to the EU level, we (co-)develop relevant theoretical concepts such as ‘sustainable welfare’ and ‘degrowth/postgrowth’, conduct corresponding empirical research - for example into attitudes towards sustainable welfare and alternative forms of political mobilization. We also identify ‘eco-social’ policies capable of reembedding economy and society in planetary boundaries.
More about us
Contact: Max Koch
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations the last five years
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Profiles
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Kajsa Emilsson
- School of Social Work - Researcher
- Social Policy and Sustainability - Researcher
- LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions - Profile area member
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Lars Harrysson
- School of Social Work - Senior lecturer
- Social Policy and Sustainability - Senior lecturer
- LU Profile Area: Proactive Ageing - Profile area member
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Erin Kennedy Tsunoda
- School of Social Work - Doctoral student
- Social Policy and Sustainability - Doctoral student
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Make post-growth futures tangible with a sectoral perspective
Suter, M., Tsuchibuchi, Y. & Koch, M., 2026 Aug 24, In: PLoS Sustainability and Transformation. 5, 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Debate/Note/Editorial › peer-review
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”Tax the rich” – för planetens skull
Emilsson, K., 2026 Jun 7, Skånes folkblad.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Newspaper article
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De rika och klimatet: Svenska folkets inställning till rika individer i ljuset av klimatkrisen
Emilsson, K., Lee, J., Koch, M. & Johansson, H., 2026 Jun 4, Mot en tid som flytt: SOM-undersökningen 2025. Carlander, A., Ramsälv, A., Rönnerstrand, B. & Öhberg, P. (eds.). Göteborg: SOM-institutet, Göteborgs universitet, Vol. 85. p. 459-478 (SOM-rapport; no. 85).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Economic Elites in Sweden
Johansson, H. (PI) & Emilsson, K. (Researcher)
2025/01/01 → 2028/05/31
Project: Research
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Regulating the Polluter Elite: Exploring policy measures limiting carbon footprints of the rich
Lee, J. (PI), Koch, M. (Researcher) & Emilsson, K. (Researcher)
2024/01/01 → 2027/12/31
Project: Research
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Economic Elites in the Climate Change Transformation: Practices, justifications and regulations of unsustainable lifestyles in Sweden
Koch, M. (PI), Johansson, H. (Researcher), Emilsson, K. (Researcher) & Lee, J. (Researcher)
2023/12/01 → 2028/11/30
Project: Research
Activities
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“Challenges to Postgrowth and Sustainable Welfare: The Role of the Super-rich”
Koch, M. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2026 Jun 1Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Degrowth, ecological ceilings and the super-rich
Koch, M. (Speaker)
2026 May 13Activity: Other › Media participation
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Zukunft des Fußballs – Wachstum, Wachstum, Wachstum – geht das auch anders? "Sportgespräch" / Podcast des Deutschlandfunk mit Max Koch
Koch, M. (Interviewee)
2026 May 3Activity: Other › Media participation
Prizes and distinction
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Agenda 2030 Award Honorary Mention 2023
Emilsson, K. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: National/international honour
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South Asia Travel Grants for PhD Students
Raphael, R. (Recipient), 2017 Feb 13
Prize: Other distinction