Joakim Palme

Who is Joakim Palme?

Joakim Palme is a Swedish political scientist and sociologist. He is the eldest son of late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme and his wife Lisbeth Palme.

Since 2009, Palme is a professor of political science at Uppsala University. Since 2002 he has been CEO of the Institute for Future Studies. Between 2003 and 2009, he was adjunct professor of sociology at Stockholm University. In 2009 he was appointed Adjunct Professor at the Center for Velfærdsstatsforskning at the University of Southern Denmark.