Start - Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for public benefit

The Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit is a private foundation with the primary purpose of promoting scientific and scholarly research.

Research and education

The recurring theme in the foundation’s research and education projects has since 1999 been applied history.

Seminars

Since 1999, the foundation has brought together world-leading scholars and thinkers to discuss history, the present and the future.

Publishing

In a changing media landscape, the foundation provides content about science, culture, education and tradition.

Featured projects

2022: Liberty

What does the concept mean today and what do we need to do to preserve the freedoms for which generations have been fighting?

2021: Man and technology

The word technology is often used to describe tools and practical skills. But technology is present in many different contexts.

2020: Society in crisis

About humanity’s capacity for adaptation and reorientation. A crisis presents problems, but also opportunities.