The starting point of theory formation is the ethical idea of sustainability. It is based on obligations toward future generations and presupposes intergenerational equity. Concerning specific resources and services (e.g. fresh water, the atmosphere as a carbon sink, the wide variety of ecosystem)
To present the basic insights from climate change economics, using numerical tools to assess the substance of various insights derived from theory. The course includes 'hands on' tutorials to program dedicated integrated assessment models (IAMs) in GAMS. We extend the basic IAMs with uncertainty,
Students shall gain an enhanced knowledge of the rules and principles of standardization, Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law. Furthermore, they are supposed to obtain an insight into the judgment policy of the European Competition authorities. Students shall understand the practical
What is terrorism and how does it relate to society? Looking at the statistical evidence about terrorism immediately raises the question: "Why bother?" Even though lots of lives were lost in the 9/11 attacks (around 3000), that number is dwarfed by the number of deaths due to traffic
Historically, academia has perceived America as an exception to the secularization rule that one day religion will be completely marginalized. At the same time Europe was perceived to be the model that all countries in the world would sooner or later imitate. Based on the historical roots of both
The social stratification of a society can be most straight forwardly defined as its internal division into a hierarchy of distinct social groups, each having distinct life chances and a distinct style of life (John Scott 1996). Historically the concept of 'class' has been the most frequently used
A fundamental principle of democratic government is that policy will be a function of opinion. There are accordingly large and growing bodies of literature focused on whether and the extent to which there is an opinion-policy connection. Do governments respond to, and do policies reflect, public
Tax pressure in Denmark presently stands at about 50 percent, and it is almost certain to rise. Half of all values produced in the Danish economy thus pass through the public coffers. Public expenditures of all kinds likewise exceed 50 percent of GDP. Public consumption stands at about 25 percent
Psychological trauma (or traumatic stress) and dissociation are concepts of increasing importance in our complex and violent world. In this seminar, we will discuss various ways in which the concepts of psychological trauma and dissociation have been used and understood in the past and currently,
As publicly employed one has to make decisions concerning the use of public funds or authority. Such decisions demand reasons, which refer to norms beyond what is just good for me. The discussion of such norms is the business of practical philosophy, .i.e. ethics, politics, philosophy of law,
