What we know about the corona epidemic

What do we know today about Corona and the way it spreads? Why do different countries act differently in reaction to the pandemic? Why are large events forbidden while schools are still open? Why are

School Psychology International, vol. 36,  no. 3,  pp. 283-300. Abstract This study examined how psychosocial conditions at school are associated with prosocial behaviour, a key indicator of positive me

 A demographer calculates how the average life expectancy can be affected In Sweden, we now experience the first pandemic that occurs in a society with modern information technology, and it is also the

The paper argues that it is not sufficient to restrict calculations of effects of social reforms on individual welfare to income streams, but necessary to model individual behavior and thereafter calc

Julia Steinberger: Is it possible to live well within planetary limits? Evidence and modelling from the LiLi project

Professor Julia Steinberger researches and teaches in the interdisciplinary areas of Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology. Her research examines the connections between resource use (energy and

Risk Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13445 Abstract According to the class of de minimis decision principles, risks can be ignored (or at least treated very differently from other risks) if the ri

Noûs, (Early View), DOI: 10.1111/nous.12135. Introduction A familiar way of supporting skeptical doubts about the beliefs in some area, such as ethics orreligion, is to provide a “debunking argument” agaiway is to appeal to the disagreement that occurs in the area.2 These types of challenge areoften treated separately and there is not much overlap in the literature they have given rise to.Yet, as they pursue the same conclusion—that the target beliefs are not (fully) justified andthat we should reduce our confidence in them—one might well wonder how they are related.Are they entirely independent or do they interact in non-trivial and interesting ways? That isthe question I shall explore.

Professor Julia Steinbergerresearches and teaches in the interdisciplinary areas of Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology. Her research examines the connections between resource use (energy and

Nordic Council of Ministers, 54 pages Women have generally been treated as “side shows” in the literature on war,terrorism and violent extremism and have thus been given scant scholarly attention.In mato be framed as unwitting, passive agents or brainwashed victims pulled into violentextremist movements only through the relations of their husbands, boyfriends, orfathers.

Chiara Cordelli: The Wrong of Capitalism Beyond Domination

Political philosophy is witnessing a revival of critiques of capitalism. Against those who argue that capitalism is unjust because of (i) its distributive outcomes, (ii) the oppression of workers at t