Anders Nordgren
Biographic Data
| ID | 5121177 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anders Nordgren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anders |
| FAMILY NAME | Nordgren |
| SIGNATURE | NORDGREN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0636-780X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pandemics and the precautionary principle
In the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden’s response stood out as an exception. For example, Sweden did not introduce any lockdowns, while many other countries did. In this paper I take the Swedish Corona Commission’s critique of the initial Swedish response as a point of departure for a general analysis of precaution in relation to pandemics. The Commission points out that in contrast to many other countries Sweden did not follow ‘th…
Pessimism and Optimism in the Debate on Climate Change
In the debate on climate change commentators often express pessimistic or optimistic views. We see this mainly in the media and popular literature, but also in various academic fields. The aim of this paper is to investigate different kinds of pessimistic and optimistic views put forward in this debate and suggest explanations of the diversity of views. The paper concludes that pessimism and optimism may concern, for example, climate change as an…
Climate Change and National Self-Interest
Mitigation of climate change is often described as a tragedy of the commons. According to this theoretical framework, it is collectively rational for present-generation countries to mitigate climate change, but not individually rational to do so. It is rather in national self-interest to ‘free-ride’ on the mitigation actions of other countries. In this paper, I discuss two arguments criticizing this view. According to these arguments, it is in mo…
Children’s Views on Long-Term Screening for Type 1 Diabetes
There are an increasing number of medical research studies involving children, including many long-term birth cohort studies. Involving children raises many issues, and little is known about children's own views. This study explored children's views (N = 5,851) on participation in a long-term screening study for type 1 diabetes. The results show that children 10 to 13 years of age have in general a positive attitude to pediatric research and emph…
Neither as harmful as feared by critics nor as empowering as promised by providers
Stakeholders on Meat Production, Meat Consumption and Mitigation of Climate Change
My Parents Decide If I Can. I Decide if I Want to.” Children's Views on Participation in Medical Research
The participation of children in medical research raises many ethical issues, in particular regarding assent. However, little is known about children's own views on participation. This study presents results from interviews with children 10-12 years old with and without experience in a large-scale longitudinal screening study. We identified five themes: (1) knowledge about research, (2) a sense of altruism, (3) shared decision-making and right to…
Ethical Issues in Mitigation of Climate Change
Can genomics tell me who I am? Essentialistic rhetoric in direct-to-consumer DNA testing
Recently, a high number of companies have emerged that offer online direct-to-consumer DNA testing. We investigate these consumer genomics companies through the lens of identity. We find that many of them appeal to a kind of “genetic essentialism”. We suggest that this appeal is key to understanding why consumers are attracted to their services. There seem to be three very different currents within contemporary culture at work: the pre-modern sea…
Theoretic Health Care Reform
economics, organization, and efficiency. However, problems in health care originate also from a lack of consensus about ends and purposes. With this in mind, The Hastings Center initiated in 1993 an international and multidisciplinary project on the of medicine. Recently, the project led to publication of the book The Goals of Medicine: The Forgotten Issues in Health Care Reform. The book includes a Project Report and a range of contributions fro…
Ethical Issues in Mitigation of Climate Change
My Parents Decide If I Can. I Decide if I Want to.” Children's Views on Participation in Medical Research
The participation of children in medical research raises many ethical issues, in particular regarding assent. However, little is known about children's own views on participation. This study presents results from interviews with children 10-12 years old with and without experience in a large-scale longitudinal screening study. We identified five themes: (1) knowledge about research, (2) a sense of altruism, (3) shared decision-making and right to…
Theoretic Health Care Reform
economics, organization, and efficiency. However, problems in health care originate also from a lack of consensus about ends and purposes. With this in mind, The Hastings Center initiated in 1993 an international and multidisciplinary project on the of medicine. Recently, the project led to publication of the book The Goals of Medicine: The Forgotten Issues in Health Care Reform. The book includes a Project Report and a range of contributions fro…
Can genomics tell me who I am? Essentialistic rhetoric in direct-to-consumer DNA testing
Recently, a high number of companies have emerged that offer online direct-to-consumer DNA testing. We investigate these consumer genomics companies through the lens of identity. We find that many of them appeal to a kind of “genetic essentialism”. We suggest that this appeal is key to understanding why consumers are attracted to their services. There seem to be three very different currents within contemporary culture at work: the pre-modern sea…
My Parents Decide If I Can. I Decide if I Want to.” Children's Views on Participation in Medical Research
The participation of children in medical research raises many ethical issues, in particular regarding assent. However, little is known about children's own views on participation. This study presents results from interviews with children 10-12 years old with and without experience in a large-scale longitudinal screening study. We identified five themes: (1) knowledge about research, (2) a sense of altruism, (3) shared decision-making and right to…
Ethical Issues in Mitigation of Climate Change
Neither as harmful as feared by critics nor as empowering as promised by providers
Stakeholders on Meat Production, Meat Consumption and Mitigation of Climate Change
Children’s Views on Long-Term Screening for Type 1 Diabetes
There are an increasing number of medical research studies involving children, including many long-term birth cohort studies. Involving children raises many issues, and little is known about children's own views. This study explored children's views (N = 5,851) on participation in a long-term screening study for type 1 diabetes. The results show that children 10 to 13 years of age have in general a positive attitude to pediatric research and emph…
Climate Change and National Self-Interest
Mitigation of climate change is often described as a tragedy of the commons. According to this theoretical framework, it is collectively rational for present-generation countries to mitigate climate change, but not individually rational to do so. It is rather in national self-interest to ‘free-ride’ on the mitigation actions of other countries. In this paper, I discuss two arguments criticizing this view. According to these arguments, it is in mo…
Pessimism and Optimism in the Debate on Climate Change
In the debate on climate change commentators often express pessimistic or optimistic views. We see this mainly in the media and popular literature, but also in various academic fields. The aim of this paper is to investigate different kinds of pessimistic and optimistic views put forward in this debate and suggest explanations of the diversity of views. The paper concludes that pessimism and optimism may concern, for example, climate change as an…
Pandemics and the precautionary principle
In the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden’s response stood out as an exception. For example, Sweden did not introduce any lockdowns, while many other countries did. In this paper I take the Swedish Corona Commission’s critique of the initial Swedish response as a point of departure for a general analysis of precaution in relation to pandemics. The Commission points out that in contrast to many other countries Sweden did not follow ‘th…
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