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09 July, 2019

Democratic legitimacy does not require constitutional referendum. On ‘the constitution’ in theories of constituent power

European Constitutional Law Review, Volume 14, Issue 3, pp. 567-583, doi.org/10.1017/S1574019618000287 Abstract Constitutional referendum – Popular sovereignty – Constituent power – Democratic legitimac

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig
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02 July, 2025

Anandi Hattiangadi: Artificial General Intelligence: A Manifesto

Venue: Institute for Futures Studies,Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm or online  Research seminar with Anandi Hattiangadi, professor of philosophy at Stockholm University and a researcher at the Institute

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05 November, 2025
Anandi Hattiangadi: Artificial General Intelligence - A Manifesto

Anandi Hattiangadi: Artificial General Intelligence - A Manifesto

The race is on to produce artificial general intelligence (AGI)—machines that are at least as intelligent as humans—despite widespread concern that an AGI would pose an existential threat to humankind

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11 June, 2018

Åsa Burman and Katharina Berndt Rasmussen: Implicit bias, discrimination, and moral responsibility

Åsa Burman, Director of Studies in practical philosophy at Stockholm University and affilited researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies & Katharina Berndt Rasmussen, Researcher at the Institu

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21 August, 2019

Popular sovereignty facing the deep state. The rule of recognition and the powers of the people

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, published online first. doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2019.1644583 Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between the idea of popula

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig
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08 December, 2021

Completed: Sustainable population in the time of climate change

What level of population is sustainable, given the available resources and a certain level of well-being? How can we achieve a stable or declining population?

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14 August, 2024

Public services demokratiska uppdrag. Fri åsiktsbildning och offentligt förnuft

Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift 126:2, 355–372 Abstract The democratic significance of public broadcasting corporations has gained renewed urgency as a result of developments in the outside world and the ong

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig
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17 February, 2002

Demography and Finance –Finance and Growth

This paper provides an overview and survey of selected literature on effects of demographic change on financial markets and the role of financial intermediaries in promoting economic growth. It also p

Type of publication: Working papers | Paul Simon
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09 June, 2017

Wayne Sumner: The Harms of Hate Speech

Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. ABSTRACTFew people doubt that hate speech is capable of harming the minorities that it targets. This talk will explore the various ki

Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto.
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01 February, 2017

We welcome Berit Högman to our board

The Swedish government has appointed Berit Högman to the board of the Institute for Futures Studies during 2017–2022. Berit Högman is Deputy Group Leader (SocDem) in the Swedish Parliament and has been

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