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Graham Oddie: What's so good about being happy?
Graham Oddie, Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder ABSTRACTHappiness and well-being have both played a rich role in the history of value theory and of ethics, but they also featur
Continuity and catastrophic risk
Economics & Philosophy Abstract Suppose that a decision-maker’s aim, under certainty, is to maximize some continuous value, such as lifetime income or continuous social welfare. Can such a decision-
Completed: Population Growth and the Sustainable Development Goals
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), several obstacles must be overcome. This planning project investigates an obstacle that is often neglected: population growth.
Democracy and the Common Good: A Study of the Weighted Majority Rule
Doctoral thesis in practical philosophy, Stockholm: Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University. Abstract In this study I analyse the performance of a democratic decision-making rule: the weighted ma
Completed: Immigrant responses to xenophobia and discrimination in the Swedish labor market
What strategies do those born abroad use to handle xenophobia and discrimination in the labor market? Are there differences due to gender or class?
Steven Vanderheiden: Sovereignty and sustainability: friends or foes?
Steven Vanderheiden, Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR), University of Colorado at Boulder Abstract In this tal
Multistakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Promises and Pitfalls
Annual Review of Environment and Resources, vol. 49 Abstract This review examines the promises and pitfalls of multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) for sustainable development. We take stock of the lite
The Difference Principle Would Not Be Chosen behind the Veil of Ignorance.
The Journal of Philosophy 115 (11):588-604, DOI: 10.5840/jphil20181151134 Abstract John Rawls argues that the Difference Principle (also known as the Maximin Equity Criterion) would be chosen by parties