UTOPISM. *** In the long run, nothing else is realistic. *** Welcome to the English language blog of Morten Tønnessen, Professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger's Department of Social Studies.
Today I was notified that none of my 2 proposed ph.d. projects were awarded a ph.d. position from the Faculty of social sciences at University of Stavanger. There were altogether 19 applications for the 4 ph.d. positions available.
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Ph.d. project proposal on Norway´s HDI performance developed
Today I have taken part in 5 meetings. This included the second meeting of the steering group for Cognitive lab, which I chair. By now 5 of the 7 ph.d scholars have been employed, two more are in the process of being recruited. Moreover, there will shortly be a call for an engineer position. The lab has also started working on a strategy, and remodeling of lab premises is currently under consideration.,
Yesterday I completed a ph.d. project proposal titled "How did Norway become «the world’s best country to live in»? Understanding Norway´s HDI’s performance 1990-2020", and submitted this project proposal, along with one that I developed in January and resubmitted now ("Bærekraftig velferd"), for the faculty´s consideration now this summer.
Today I have composed a ph.d. project description (4 pp.) for a ph.d. project on "Bærekraftig velferd" (sustainable welfare), focused on analysis of the Human Development Index and the recently launched Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index (PHDI). If successful I will be the main supervisor. The application was sent to the University of Stavanger´s Faculty of social sciences.
