To celebrate TFF’s 40th Anniversary, we have re-published – on TFF Substack – two earlier articles that were published here on The Transnational. They are: TFF at 40 #1 – Peace research at Lund University closed down in 1989: Why and how?And why I lived happily ever after. This is a piece of Nordic academic history deserving to be shared – from 2017. TFF at 40 #2 – TFF’s first few years – from 2017. This is the third ◆ Christina Spännar & Jan Oberg Founders December 31, 2025 One measure of good social science is its ability to anticipate the consequences of policies, trends and events. It is not unlike the work of a good doctor: diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment must be grounded in careful observation. If the diagnosis is flawed, the prognosis falters — and the patient’s chances of recovery diminish. Over the past forty years, TFF’s board, founders,...
