The Review of Politics, 81(3), 435-457. doi:10.1017/S0034670519000214 Abstract The “demos paradox” is the idea that the composition of a demos could never secure democratic legitimacy because the composi

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I made my debut in 2000 with Veganerna (The Vegans) and in spring 2019 I will be releasing the book Text & Stil - om konsten att berätta med vetenskap (Text & Style - about the art of using scienc(2005), (2007), (2010), (2012), and (2015), where I told the fascinating story about the rise and fall of Swedish drug politics.  

The Digitalisation Commission, established by the Swedish government in 2012, has published an anthology where scholars and experts writes on how it is that Sweden has been so successful in digitizati

The New World - Martin Hägglund

The Institute for Futures Studies together with Aftonbladet Kultur present The New World - a podcast series where great thinkers think (and talk) about the most pressing issues concerning our future.

Jus Cogens, vol. 6 Abstract Several critics have argued that private prisons are not only problematic because of their worse effects but also intrinsically wrong. This article analyzes two prominent arg

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Registration: The seminar is free of charge but you need to register: Click here The seminar will be held in English Several studies show that citizens in North America and Europe have strong emotional ti These questions are the focus of two new books: Liberal Nationalism and Its Critics, and Why Nationalism. We have the great honor to bring together the authors of these books on February 5: David Miller, Gina Gustavsson and Yael Tamir. They will together with political philosopher Philippe van Parijs discuss these topics. The evening is moderated by Lars Anell (Frisinnade klubben, former chairman at Swedish Research Council). Gustaf Arrhenius (Professor of Philosophy and Director at the Institute for Futures Studies) and Bengt Westerberg (Frisinnade klubben, former party leader of the Liberal People's Party) says welcome.   : Professor of political theory, Oxford University. The one person most associated with the term “Liberal Nationalism”. Recently published Liberal Nationalism and Its Critics with Gina Gustavsson. : Associate Professor of political science, Uppsala University and Nuffield College, Oxford University. : PhD in political theory, Oxford University. Wrote the much talked about book Liberal Nationalism in 1993. Recently published the book Why Nationalism. Political philosopher from Belgium, one of the world’s most prominent scholars on Universal Basic Income (UBI).

Karin Pettersson, Martin Hägglund, Georg Diez The Institute for Futures Studies together with Aftonbladet Kultur are proud to present the new podcast collaboration: The New World - a podcast series whe

Theoria Abstract This paper considers the view that the basis of equality isthe range property of being a moral person. This view,suggested by John Rawls in hisA Theory of Justice(1971),is commonly dism

Welcome to a seminar with Thomas Hylland Eriksen about the future of the nation. Main speaker:Thomas Hylland Eriksen, anthropologist and writer at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of O Lisa Pelling, Chief Analys at Arena Idé, and Peter Aronsson, PhD in history, Linneaus University. Göran Rosenberg.