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Making sense of corruption
Corruption is a serious threat to prosperity, democracy and well-being, with mounting empirical evidence highlighting it detrimental effects on society. Yet defining this threat has resulted in profou
Making confident decisions with model ensembles
Philosophy of Science 88(3) 2021 Abstract Many policy decisions take input from collections of scientific models. Such decisions face significant and often poorly understood uncertainty. We rework the s
A monster in the making. On the euro crisis and democracy
What started off as a political project aimed at strengthening democracies has become an economic project in crisis that undermines democracy. That is how economist Matthias Matthijs describes the Eur
Information neglect in judgment and decision-making
A Multidisciplinary Look at Knowledge Resistance ’Knowledge Resistance: Causes, Consequences, and Cures' is a multidiciplinary research program, comprised of studies from the fields of Philosophy, Psy
Educational institutions as mating markets: The case of Sweden
Juho Härkönen, Stockholm University Schools are considered efficient mating markets--that is, structured social settings in which partners meet--and feature prominently in explanations for patterns in
The making of an egalitarian elite: school ethos and the production of privilege
The British Journal of Sociology 2019, Volume 70, Issue 2 Abstract Research on privilege and education often focuses on institutions that are elite in a rather traditional way, for example schools that i
Taking Responsibility for Climate Change
Venue: Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13, level 4, Stockholm Welcome to a seminar where philosopher Säde Hormio presents her new book Taking Responsibility for Climate Change! REGISTER >
Richard Bradley on climate change assessments and policy decision making
This is a recording from a research seminar at the Institute for Futures Studies in February 2016. The full name of the seminar is: Confidence and probability. Climate change assessments and policy ma
Comparativism and the Grounds for Person-Centered Care and Shared Decision Making
Journal of clinical ethics 28(4): 269-278. Abstract This article provides a new argument and a new value-theoretical ground for person-centered care and shared decision making that ascribes to it the rol
Following the Science: Pandemic Policy Making and Reasonable Worst-Case Scenarios
LSE Public Policy Review, 1(4), p.6. 2021 Abstract The UK has been ‘following the science’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the national framework for the use of scientific advice in as
