This book contains an account of the activities within Forum Axess since its inception in 1999; and documentation of the seminars, conferences, lectures, books, Axess television programmes and the themes of Axess Magazine. The objective of Forum Axess, a programme within the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit, is to disseminate the results of scholarly work and research and generate conditions for bringing together academics, journalists, writers, the business community and the general public.