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Martin Langby

The thesis Emancipation and Christian Feminism: A Critical Study in Ethics of Subjectivity, Vulnerability, and Relationality is a critical review of contemporary Christian feminist theology. The study focuses on how various interpretations of subjectivity, vulnerability and relationality influence feminist understandings of liberation.

Johan Elfström

John Rawls’ idea of a public reason is a theory about democratic decision making. This thesis (Reconceiving Public Reason: Neutrality, Civility, and the Self-Defeat Objection) tests the sustainability of some of the arguments against Rawls’ theory, and gives a constructive proposal for a further development of the theory of public reason.

Alexandra Lebedeva

The dissertation Justice and Politics (Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis) was defended in April 2022. It explores the understanding of justice and truth-telling in the context of truth commissions following major violations of human rights.