digitization
New anthology on the possibilities and challenges of digitalisation
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 road to civilization goes through threat and punishment
Do you frown at people who sneeze in their hand instead of in a tissue? Would you be prepared to punish that person by frowning at him or her, showing you dislike the behaviour? In that case you are a
Middle-Class Precarity and the Re-Legitimation of the Welfare State
Professor Michael Shalev, Department of Sociology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Seminars host is Stefan Svallfors. The seminars are free of charge and take place at 13.00–14.30 in the Institute’s semin
Digital fist bumps: searching for datafication and digitalisation in everyday CrossFit coaching practice
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living Abstract The research presented here explores the nuances of data collection and sharing via digital platforms in everyday CrossFit coaching practice. There is a gr
Completed: Future health - digital transformation
Swedish health care delivers good outcomes for specialized diagnoses, but are experiencing problems when it comes to the easiest and the toughest cases. Patients with the easiest problems have difficu
Gabriel Söderberg
I am an Associate Professor in Economic History based at Uppsala University. Currently my research interests are in the intersection of digitalization of the monetary system and geopolitical tensions.
Kvalitetsmässan
Anders Ekholm will visit Kvalitetsmässan talking about digitalisation, robotisation and integrity. Read more on the Swedish site
Three Conceptions of Law in Democratic Theory
The Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence Abstract Democratic theory tends to proceed on the assumption that law requires democratic legitimation because it is coercive. However, the claim that la
Ecocentrism and Biosphere Life Extension
Science and Engineering Ethics, 28. Abstract The biosphere represents the global sum of all ecosystems. According to a prominent view in environmental ethics, ecocentrism, these ecosystems matter for the