The Weight of Numbers in Social Policy Making (2022 - 2024)

This project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust (UK), investigates the significance of numbers in decision-making processes in social policy.

Abstract

The project investigates the role which numbers play in large-scale cases of social policy making. In particular, it examines the common assumption the policy making requires a broadly maximizing or consequentialist approach.

Project information

Project title
The Weight of Numbers in Social Policy Making
Funded by
Leverhulme Trust, UK
Project link
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Project duration
01.09.2022 - 31.08.2024
Funds awarded
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Project team
Dr. Jessica Fischer
Associated Chair
Chair of Practical Philosophy and Ethics