ekosystems
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
Reducing populations' vulnerabilities to mis-disinformation related to scientific content
The purpose of this project is to develop evidence-based strategies to address populations’ vulnerabilities to scientific mis-disinformation.
AI, power and politics
This project is part of a cluster housed by Umeå University, bringing together leading scholars from several disciplines to investigate how AI is affecting democracy.
Humanity - the biosphere's best hope?
Human activity often has a negative impact on the Earth's ecosystems. However, according to researchers Karim Jebari and Anders Sandberg, humans are still, in the long run, the best and actually the only
The quality of compliance: investigating fishers’ responses towards regulation and authorities
Fish and Fisheries, Early view: doi:10.1111/faf.12197. Abstract A substantial amount of scientific effort goes into understanding and measuring compliance in fisheries. Understanding why, how and when f
Dark side of resilience: systemic unsustainability
Frontiers in Sustainability vol 4 Abstract Resilience is often presented as a championing solution for tackling the multi-level environmental, security, health, and financial threats facing the whole hum
Social norms for cooperation under collective risk
How could people be individually motivated to cooperate to reduce the risk of a collective loss?
Erik Olin Wright: Pathways to a Cooperative Market Economy
Erik Olin Wright: Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Madison-Wisconsin. ABSTRACT The idea that there is a pathway from a capitalist economy to a cooperative market economy is grounded in
Thomas Sterner: Is there a climate crisis?
Thomas Sterner, Professor of Environmental Economics, Dept of Economics, University of Gothenburg The Guardian recently decided to change house style and start using terms like Climate Crisis instead o
Tipping Point (Exhibition)
Exhibition of Tipping Point:Opening 1 June Galärparken, Djurgåren (close to Junibacken) at 5 pm (preview at 4:30 pm). Therafter daily 2-19 June, opens 11 am, last showing 3 pm every day.Seminar series3, 4, 9 and 14 June, see below.