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Place:At the Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, Stockholm, or online. Research seminar with Bob Goodin Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Social and Political theory at the Austra for his "acuity and success endeavored to blend political philosophy with empirical political science to increase the understanding of how decent and dignified societies can be shaped.wherehowmechanismsJoin the seminar online or at the Institute for Futures Studies. If you will join on site, please check the box in the .
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