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Pontus Strimling
I am a research leader at the Institute for Futures Studies, on the theme "New Technologies and the future of humanity", guest professor of Migration and health at the department of Women's and Childr
Why Wear Blinders? Boonin and the Narrow Approach to the Non-identity Problem
Law, Ethics and Philosophy vol. 7, 102-126 Abstract Boonin endorses reasoning that leads to what he calls the Implausible Conclusion regarding when future-directed choices that at first glance seem to i
Board member Berit Högman County Governor
Our board member Berit Högman is the new County Governor in Västernorrland County, Sweden from April 16. Her appointment as County Governor and Head of the County Administrative Board in the province
Rebecca Thorburn Stern
I am Professor of Public International Law at Uppsala University. My research focuses on migration, particularly asylum, human rights, and the relationship between international and national law. At ths on the project which explores the significance of time in Swedish asylum and citizenship law over the past 25 years. The project combines public international law, legal philosophy, migration law and citizenship law and migration studies. We investigate how time is used as a tool to control and govern migration and how time can affect stability and predictability of legal status.
Democratic Legitimacy and Decisions for the Future
Res Publica Abstract This paper engages two claims defended by Axel Gosseries in "What is intergenerational justice". The first is that the demands of democratic legitimacy cannot be met in the politica
Retributivism and Public Opinion: On the Context Sensitivity of Desert
Criminal Law and Philosophy, Volume 12, Issue 1, pp 125-142. Abstract Retributivism may seem wholly uninterested in the fit between penal policy and public opinion, but on one rendition of the theory, h
Moral Uncertainty
Oxford University Press Very often we're uncertain about what we ought, morally, to do. We don't know how to weigh the interests of animals against humans, how strong our duties are to improve the live
Victor Galaz: AI and climate change – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Venue: Institute for Futures Studies,Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm or online Research seminar with Victor Galaz, Associate Professor in Political Science at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm
Victor Galaz: AI and Climate Change – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed as a potential “game changer” for climate change action. One key issue in this conversation focuses on the growing energy, water and carbon footprint of
Justicia Intergeneracional
In Íñigo González, Jahel Queralt, Razones públicas: Una introducción a la filosofía política, Ariel, 2021 About the Chapter “Intergenerational Justice” Future generations are a crucial concern of our time gi