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29 October, 2009

Analytical sociology and theories of the middle range

Pp. 25–47 in P. Hedström and P. Bearman (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Type of publication: Chapters | Peter Hedström, Lars Udehn
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16 June, 2010

Who Cleans the Welfare State? Migration, Informalization, Social Exclusion and Domestic Services in Stockholm

The report explores connections between migration, social exclusion, and informalization of the labor market with a focus on domestic services in Stockholm. Through an interview study, the author iden

Type of publication: IFFS reports | Anna Gavanas
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27 February, 2025

Collective responsibility. Perspectives on political philosophy from social ontology

Editor with Bill Wringe. Published by Springer Nature. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which the concept of collective responsibility is relevant to ongoing normative debates

Type of publication: Books | Hormio, Säde
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17 March, 2021

Population axiology and the possibility of a fourth category of absolute value

i:  Economics and Philosophy Vol. 36:1 AbstractCritical-Range Utilitarianism is a variant of Total Utilitarianism which can avoid both the Repugnant Conclusion and the Sadistic Conclusion in population

Type of publication: Journal articles | Gustafsson, Johan E.
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01 February, 2023
Ann-Sofie Isaksson

Ann-Sofie Isaksson

I am a researcher in development economics, based at the Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS) and at the University of Gothenburg. My research interests and empirical work cover a broad range of issue

Associate Professor, Economics
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17 January, 2025

Ann-Sofie Isaksson: Internet connectivity and educational outcomes: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm Research seminar with Ann-Sofie Isaksson, researcher in development economics, based at the Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS) and

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19 August, 2022

Axiological Retributivism and the Desert Neutrality Paradox

Campbell, T. Axiological Retributivism and the Desert Neutrality Paradox. Philosophies 2022, 7, 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies7040080 Abstract: According to axiological retributivism, people canan outcome in which someone gets what she deserves, even if it is bad for her, can thereby haveintrinsic positive value. A question seldom asked is how axiological retributivism should deal withcomparisons of outcomes that differ with respect to the number and identities of deserving agents.Attempting to answer this question exposes a problem for axiological retributivism that parallels awell-known problem in population axiology introduced by John Broome. The problem for axiologicalretributivism is that it supports the existence of a range of negative wellbeing levels such that if adeserving person comes into existence at any of these levels, the resulting outcome is neither betternor worse with respect to desert. However, the existence of such a range is inconsistent with a setof very plausible axiological claims. I call this the desert neutrality paradox. After introducing theparadox, I consider several possible responses to it. I suggest that one reasonable response, thoughperhaps not the only one, is to reject axiological retributivism.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Campbell, Tim
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11 January, 2016

Completed: The consequences of poverty

How does poverty affect children and adults? We study social relations, social participation, physical and mental health, but also the effect on children's education and income.

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27 January, 2025

We are working towards a better future – with your engagement we can go further

On several key issues, societies around the world are at crossroads. How can climate change be addressed? How will democracy evolve in the world? How will technological breakthroughs shape our lives? H

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11 January, 2016
Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell

I am a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies. I defended my dissertation in October 2015 at Rutgers University.  My research focuses on a range of topics related to the evaluation of different

PhD, Philosophy
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