Category Archives: Institutions & Integrity

There are two primary areas of investigation here. First, how do social and institutional structures relate to personal integrity? And second, can we legitimately speak of the integrity of institutions, and if so, how? We might, further, wonder whether commitments in these two areas relate informatively to each other. Read more »

Activism and Integrity: Audio recordings now available

Posted on 9 February 2014 by Rachael Wiseman

Audio recordings are now available for the Activism and Integrity workshop. 

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Tolstoy and the philosophy of non-resistance

Posted on 26 January 2014 by Charlotte Alston

This talk was presented at the Activism and Integrity workshop, December 2013

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Integrity and other ‘springs of action’ the lives of nineteenth-century reformers

Posted on 26 January 2014 by James Gregory

This talk was given at the Activism and Integrity workshop, December 2013

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Integrity in the news: Schekman on disfiguring incentives in science

Posted on 16 December 2013 by Rachael Wiseman

A comment piece by Professor Schekman in the Guardian today reflects widespread concerns in academia that reward structures — especially around publishing and ‘impact’ — are creating pressure to conduct research in ways that betray or undermine the academic virtues.

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Integrity in the news: ‘A stand for democracy in the digital age’

Posted on 11 December 2013 by Rachael Wiseman

Writers Against Surveillance — a collective of 562 authors — have launched a petition calling for the ‘defence of civil liberties against surveillance by corporations and governments’. They identify ‘integrity of the individual’ as a precondition for democracy:

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Final Programme for ‘Activism and Integrity’

Posted on 28 November 2013 by Rachael Wiseman

The final programme for this workshop is now available to download here. For more information see the workshop page.

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