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02 November, 2009

Studying mechanisms to strengthen causal inferences in quantitative research

Pp. 319 – 335 in J. M. Box-Steffensmeier, H. E. Brady and D. Collier (eds.) in The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Type of publication: Chapters | Peter Hedström
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28 January, 2019

Recent Work on Reflective Equilibrium and Method in Ethics

Philosophy Compass 13 (6), 2018.  DOI:10.1111/phc3.12493.  Abstract The idea of reflective equilibrium (IRE) remains the most popular approach to questions about method in ethics, despite the masses of cr

Type of publication: Journal articles | Tersman, Folke
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31 August, 2018

Daniel Cohnitz: Trust no one? The (social) epistemological consequences of belief in conspiracy theories

Daniel Cohnitz, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, Utrecht University. Abstract Conspiracy theorists are typically skeptical about the trustworthiness of central governmental institutions. Some philos

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25 November, 2024

Chapter 14 Collaborative Future-Making: Bridging the Everyday and the Global Political Economy of Automated Health

Fors, Vaike, Berg, Martin and Brodersen, Meike. The De Gruyter Handbook of Automated Futures: Imaginaries, Interactions and Impact, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2024. Abstract Health services and medical

Type of publication: Chapters | Tucker, Jason , & Michael Strange
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23 May, 2002

Alva's Futures Ideas in the Construction of Swedish Future Studies

This paper discusses the ideas in the works of the Alva Myrdal future studies group and Swedish future studies discourse. Historical knowledge of future discourses in the past may be an important way

Type of publication: Working papers | Jenny Andersson
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12 December, 2014

Human enhancement and technological uncertainty

It's hard to know where the knowledge we acquire and the technology we develop may take us. Sometimes it is not until after several years that we learn how these skills or technologies can benefit - o

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07 July, 2015

Gustaf Arrhenius elected to a council which will help government with sustainability

During the Swedish politician's week in Visby, the government decided to appoint a scientific council for sustainable development. The council will strengthen the link between politics and academia. Th

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26 October, 2022

Just allocation of Covid-19 vaccines

BMJ Global Health 6: e004812. 2021 ABSTRACT Authorized COVID-19 vaccines must be distributed fairly. Several proposals have emerged offering guidelines for how to do this. However, insofar as the aim is A total of 182 countries have joined the facility so far, which has secured about US$2 billion for its advance market commitment (AMC). The AMC will allow 92 low-income and middle-income countries to obtain vaccine doses as they are approved or authorised. Currently, COVAX is set up so that in a first phase poor countries can vaccinate 3% of their populations, while rich countries can vaccinate up to 50%. Though the facility hopes to allow all members to vaccinate at least 20% of their populations by the end of 2021.Other proposals by theprioritising healthcare workers, the elderly and, those with comorbidities that put them at greater risk of severe illness if infected with COVID-19, people from certain high-risk sociodemographic groups and some teachers.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Herlitz, Anders , ,Lederman, Zohar, Miller, Jennifer, Fleurbaey, Marc, Venkatapuram, Sridhar, Atuire, Ceasar, Eckenwiler, Lisa & Nicole Hassoun
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27 February, 2025

Exploring the Role of Businesses in Polycentric Climate Governance with Large-N Data Sets

Global Environmental Politics Abstract Much existing empirical research on polycentric climate governance (PCG) systems examines small-Nexamples. In response, we aim to advance studies of PCG by explori

Type of publication: Journal articles | Duit, Andreas , , Tobin, P., Kelly, N. & C. Kelly
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13 October, 2023
Claim-based distributive theories

Claim-based distributive theories

The overarching purpose of this project is to present a framework for claim-based distributive theories. Since scarcity is a ubiquitous societal problem, the project has wide-reaching relevance for society.

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