By Isa Lappalainen Many attempts have been made at defining what a fair distribution of resources in society would look like. Utilitarians have argued for any distribution that maximises welfare, while libertarians have argued for the legitimacy of any distribution that follows from a just initial acquisition or transfer. Liberal theorists, like John Rawls, have argued that a just distribution…
By Isa Lappalainen As a university student in one of the world’s most gender equal countries you may think that the gender pay gap is unlikely to affect you much. Think again! According to recent studies, female academics in Sweden are likely to earn 2.8 million kr less (net income)…
By Isa Lappalainen Girlfriend in a Coma är titeln på en dokumentär…
By Isa Lappalainen The term “White fragility” was coined by Robin DiAngelo,…
By Isa Lappalainen Girlfriend in a Coma är titeln på en dokumentär av Annalisa Pira som jag och min kompis gick och såg när den kom ut år 2012. I dokumentären användes en misshandlad kvinna som metafor för den italienska ekonomin. När vi på hemvägen diskuterade filmen kom vi överens…
Read MoreBy Isa Lappalainen Many attempts have been made at defining what a fair distribution of resources in society would look like. Utilitarians have argued for any distribution that maximises welfare, while libertarians have argued for the legitimacy of any distribution that follows from a just initial acquisition or transfer. Liberal…
Read MoreAv Isa Lappalainen Inom narkotikapolitiken ryms de klassiska politiska skiljelinjerna. Individens frihet att själv välja ställs mot moraliska uppfattningar om medborgaren och statens ansvar. Sedan 1900-talets mitt har vi sett en global trend av prohibitionistisk politik vad gäller droger. Vid 1961 års UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs motsatte…
Read MoreAv Isa Lappalainen Trump, Brexit och feministisk utrikespolitik: det var inte några små frågor som Margot Wallström avverkade vid hennes besök på Uppsala Universitet i samband med presentationen av den nya utrikesdeklarationen. Ett samtal mellan utrikesministern och studenter arrangerades av UF tillsammans med Uppsala Politicesstuderande och Uppsala Peace and Development…
Read MoreBy Isa Lappalainen The term “White fragility” was coined by Robin DiAngelo, professor in whiteness studies and critical discourse analysis at the University of Washington. The term describes a state where white people experience even a minimum of racial stress as intolerable. It occurs as a consequence of the high…
Read MoreBy Isa Lappalainen As a university student in one of the world’s most gender equal countries you may think that the gender pay gap is unlikely to affect you much. Think again! According to recent studies, female academics in Sweden are likely to earn 2.8 million kr less (net income)…
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