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06 March, 2019

The Difference Principle Would Not Be Chosen behind the Veil of Ignorance.

The Journal of Philosophy 115 (11):588-604, DOI: 10.5840/jphil20181151134 Abstract John Rawls argues that the Difference Principle (also known as the Maximin Equity Criterion) would be chosen by parties

Type of publication: Journal articles | Gustafsson, Johan E.
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02 February, 2018

For Whose Benefit? The Biological and Cultural Evolution of Human Cooperation

Springer, New York. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50874-0 This book takes the reader on a journey, navigating the enigmatic aspects of cooperation; a journey that starts inside the body and continues via our

Type of publication: Books | Lindenfors, Patrik
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10 July, 2018

A negative attitude toward immigration, the parliament and societal change, unite those who vore for the Sweden Democrats

During the last couple of decades, Europe has experienced significant political change as a result of new political parties that have emerged in many countries. We can see this development also in Swe

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24 April, 2025

Eli Cook: Choose Your Own Captivity: Choice Architects and the Analog Origins of Digital Capitalism

Venue: Holländargatan 13, Stockholm, or online Research seminar with Eli Cook, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Haifa. Abstract Based on my forthcoming book with Penguin-Random House,  seeks to redefine how we understand freedom and power in a choice-saturated world.

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20 March, 2019

Reactions on a seminar on ethics and e-cigarettes

In 2016 dozens of prominent researchers from around the world came to our institute to work on the ambitious research report "Rethinking society for the 21st century" by the International Panel on Soci. One of the many interesting researchers we had the pleasure of hosting was Daniel Wikler, Professor of Ethics and Population Health.

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13 November, 2024

“Time to Abandon Swedish Women”: Discursive Connections Between Misogyny and White Supremacy in Sweden

International Journal of Communication 18(2024) Abstract This article explores the discursive linkages between violent misogyny and violent rightwingextremism in the popular Swedish online discussion foranonymous and relatively unmoderated commenting. Empirically, it focuses on thearticulations of misogyny and anti-feminism mapped onto extreme right ideology includingwhite supremacism in user comments posted across 16 Flashback threads. To analyze theextensive data set, we first drew on a collocation analysis of user comments (N = 20,359)scraped from a strategic selection of threads. From this sample we chose 36 combinationsto be considered for a closer reading. In the second analytical step, critical discourseanalysis coupled with the Essex School’s logics approach helped us unpack the logics ofconspiracy and male entitlement, as well as the fantasmatic projections of Swedish womenas both “race traitors” and “victims” at the heart of extreme right discourse in and beyondSweden today.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Askanius, Tina , Maria Brock, Anne Kaun & Anders Olof Larsson
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04 July, 2016

Learning to play

In 2007, the Swedish gambling agency ran a simple gambling game called LIMBO. Gamblers were invited to stake 10 kronor on a number of their choice between 1 and 99,999. The person choosing the smalles

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10 November, 2017

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13 July, 2015

What we talk about when we talk about equality

Equality seems like a simple enough notion. It is about everybody having the same amount of whatever resources we care about. But is it really that simple? The American philosopher Larry Temkin tells

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26 September, 2018

The importance of protecting religious buildings in war

It has been a long and violent conflict, but the parties have finally come to an agreement to put down their weapons – now it’s time for peace to settle in society. Unfortunately, there are a limited

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