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15 January, 2019

Differences in sexual identity dimensions between bisexual and other sexual minority individuals: Implications for minority stress and mental health.

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(1), 40-51. DOI: 10.1037/ort0000369  Abstract Bisexual individuals experience poorer mental health than other sexual minority individuals. One explanation for this

Type of publication: Journal articles |
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15 September, 2017

Janine Wedel to the Institute for Futures studies

In 2018 the Institute for Futures Studies will host the Kerstin Hesselgrens gästprofessur, held by Janine R Wedel, an American anthtropologist and professor at George Mason University i USA. Janine Wed at the institute in 2016. Follow that link and listen to Janine's TEDx-talk about the shadow elite affecting American politics.

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27 February, 2025

Are Private Prisons Intrinsically Wrong? An Analysis

Jus Cogens, vol. 6 Abstract Several critics have argued that private prisons are not only problematic because of their worse effects but also intrinsically wrong. This article analyzes two prominent arg

Type of publication: Journal articles | Duus-Otterström, Göran
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20 March, 2019

Reactions on a seminar on ethics and e-cigarettes

In 2016 dozens of prominent researchers from around the world came to our institute to work on the ambitious research report "Rethinking society for the 21st century" by the International Panel on Soci. One of the many interesting researchers we had the pleasure of hosting was Daniel Wikler, Professor of Ethics and Population Health.

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04 September, 2020

Recent Debates on Victims' Duties to Resist Their Oppression

Philosophy Compass Abstract This article reviews recent arguments in contemporary political philosophy on victims' duties to resist their oppression. It begins by presenting two approaches to these duti

Type of publication: Journal articles |
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09 October, 2020

Governing the Climate-Energy Nexus: Institutional Complexity and Its Challenges to Effectiveness and Legitimacy

Cambridge University Press Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy are two central and interdependent challenges facing humanity today. Governing the nexus of these challenges

Type of publication: Books | Bäckstrand, Karin , , Fariborz, Zelli, Nasiritousi, Naghmeh, Skovgaard, Jakob & Widerberg, Oscar
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09 September, 2020

Why Inflicting Disability is Wrong: The Mere Difference View and The Causation Based Objection

I The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Disability, Adam Cureton and David Wasserman (eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press (2020) Abstract This Handbook introduces philosophers, as well as other scholars

Type of publication: Chapters | Mosquera, Julia
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16 January, 2018

Rod Rhodes: The theory and practice of governance: the next steps

Rod Rhodes is Professor of Government (Research) within Social Sciences at the University of Southampton.ABSTRACTIn the 2000s, the New Public Governance (NPG) became prominent and this article takes s

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08 July, 2019
Sovereignty and sustainability - friends or foes? Interview with Steven Vanderheiden podcast

Sovereignty and sustainability - friends or foes? Interview with Steven Vanderheiden

To limit the global warming to a maximum of two degrees above pre-industrial levels, much of the coal and oil reserves on earth must stay in the ground. This requires international agreements to limit

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05 July, 2017

Epistemic Privilege and Victims’ Duties to Resist their Oppression

Journal of Applied Philsophy, DOI: 10.1111/japp.12255. Abstract Victims of injustice are prominent protagonists in efforts to resist injustice. I argue that they have a duty to do so. Extant accounts of

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