While working on prostitution issues with other activists in the U.S., Anne Mathieson learned of an anti-prostitution policy being pioneered in Sweden, which modeled new international standards by: a) decriminalizing the activities of individuals selling sexual services, and b) criminalizing the activities of those purchasing sexual services or living off the earnings of prostituted persons. […]
Project on the sociocultural impacts of renewable energy development among the Sami people, for a dissertation in anthropology at Columbia University.
Project entitled “Hystorie in Medieval Sweden: Musical Devotion, Nationalism and Brigittine Monasticism,” for a dissertation in musicology at the University of Chicago.
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Project on the genetic pathways of breast cancer—a particularly pertinent study, given Lois’ battle with the disease. At the time, Trevino was a computer scientist at Arizona State University.
Project on glass art and manufacture in early 20th-century Sweden, conducted first at Linnaeus University and then at the Swedish Glass Research Institute in in Växjö. Bearnot holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and and BS from Brown University in materials engineering. His Roth Foundation award allowed him to visit glassworks
Project on the Swedish art song repertoire and Swedish diction, conducted at the Swedish Royal College of Music. Her Roth Foundation award allowed Hersey to travel from Sweden to Chicago to present her findings at the annual conference of the American Choral Directors’ Association. Since her return, she has developed a conductor’s guide to promote
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Photography project on the social world of hunting and reindeer herding among the Sámi people of northern Scandinavia. While she was in Sweden, work from this series in the magazine D2, in an exhibit of experimental media in Moscow and at the Etnografiska Museet in Stockholm; these were followed by a solo exhibit in Korea
Project on the “Swedish Model” of international development and approach to poverty in a globalized world. His Roth Foundation award allowed Bucks to travel to Tanzania to observe Swedish projects there.
Project on traditional Sami medicine and its interaction with the Swedish public health system. Her Roth Foundation award extended Knox’s ability to conduct interviews with traditional Sami healers and community leaders.
Project on the interplay of immigration, politics and state capacity. At the time, Fridell was at the University of Oregon.
Project re-assessing myths about suicide in Sweden.
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Project on the response of theology and religion to recent social change. At the time, geographer Rudberg was at Dartmouth College.
Project on the shift in the daily experience of time and space brought about by the use of mobile phones. At the time, Zafiroglu was at Brown University.
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Project on the contribution of the Swedish ombudsman in maintaining public trust. At the time, Geise was at Harvard University.
Project on 16th-century art and architecture of the Swedish Reformation, undertaken after Neville earned his BA at Washington and Lee University.
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Project on contemporary choral theory and practice in Sweden. At the time, Banks was a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin.
Project on theoretical perspectives and representations of homosexuality in Swedish literature. At the time, Roy was a PhD candidate at the University of Washington.