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The Ethical Frontier#67 - Nudges and Consent | Mollie GerverYou can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMollie Gerver is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Economy at King's College London, focusing on consent and immigration ethics.Website: https://molliegerver.weebly.com/Paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4679723Summary:In this interview, we discuss Gerver's experiment in which she and her team tested the effect of nudging people to donate money even after they declined to be nudged. We also discuss the general nature of nudges and when it would be...2025-06-2349 min
WORLD: we got thisWhat is the world’s problem with migration?Migration is a topic that preoccupies many countries around the world and this new episode looks at some of the current global challenges around migration including exploring what impact immigrants have on jobs and public services, whether politicians are in step with public attitudes towards migrants and refugees, plus what it is like for those trying to move in search of a better life. It features academics from the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King’s College London: Dr Leonie Ansems de Vries, Reader in International Politics in the Department of War Studies and Director of K...2023-06-1938 min
The Philosopher & The NewsMollie Gerver & Decriminalising People SmugglingOn November 24th, 27 migrants died trying to cross the Channel to the UK in an inflatable dinghy. This was one of the deadliest incidents of this kind. The UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson blamed France for not taking stricter measures to prevent those who enable such journeys. People trafficking gangs were “literally getting away with murder”, he said. But are the people smugglers really the ones to blame for these deaths? Would tougher sentences on those who offer such services be warranted? Are tougher measures likely to benefit migrants in any way? Or would they end up...2021-12-0956 min
New Books in PhilosophyMollie Gerver, "The Ethics and Practice of Refugee Repatriation" (U Edinburgh Press, 2018)Moral and political theorists have paid a healthy amount of attention to states’ rights to determine who may reside within their territory. Accordingly, there’s a large literature on immigration, borders, asylum, and refugees. However, relatively little work has been done on questions concerning how refugees are treated once they have gained access to a new country; and from these questions emerge additional issues concerning the repatriation of refugees. As it turns out, there are several global organizations involved in efforts to make repatriation accessible to refugees. However, it is frequently the case that repatriation is dangerous and risky; and ofte...2019-05-011h 02
New Books in Human RightsMollie Gerver, "The Ethics and Practice of Refugee Repatriation" (U Edinburgh Press, 2018)Moral and political theorists have paid a healthy amount of attention to states’ rights to determine who may reside within their territory. Accordingly, there’s a large literature on immigration, borders, asylum, and refugees. However, relatively little work has been done on questions concerning how refugees are treated once they have gained access to a new country; and from these questions emerge additional issues concerning the repatriation of refugees. As it turns out, there are several global organizations involved in efforts to make repatriation accessible to refugees. However, it is frequently the case that repatriation is dangerous and risky; and ofte...2019-05-011h 02
Humanitarian Innovation Conference 2015: Facilitating InnovationThe ethics of monetary incentives for refugee repatriationMollie Gerver (London School of Economics) gives a talk for the Considering Ethics in Humanitarian Innovation panel. This panel engages with several topics related to ethics and principles for humanitarian innovation.
This presentation will consider not only whether monetary incentive payments themselves are unjust, but whether the UN and NGOs act unjustly when they facilitate such schemes, attempting to resolve two ethical dilemmas concerning such payments: the “Motivation Dilemma” and the “Freedom of Movement Dilemma.”2016-12-0214 min
Refugee Studies CentreRSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices: Panel 14 – Detention and deportationRSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices. Lectures by Louise Newman; Julian Caruana and Alexia Rossi; Devorah Wainer; and Mollie Gerver. Recorded on 25 March 2014 at St Anne's College, University of Oxford. This recording begins with a lecture by Professor Louise Newman of Monash University on 'Beyond the Island - experiences of asylum seekers in Australia'. Psychologists Julian Caruana and Alexia Rossi are next, with a joint lecture on 'Responding to mental health vulnerability in Maltese detention centres: the use of psychological support groups as an intervention tool'. Devorah Wainer (Sydney University) follows with 'The voice of the silenced in the Australian detention system...2014-05-191h 46Refugee Studies CentreRSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices: Panel 14 – Detention and deportationRSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices. Lectures by Louise Newman; Julian Caruana and Alexia Rossi; Devorah Wainer; and Mollie Gerver. Recorded on 25 March 2014 at St Anne's College, University of Oxford. This recording begins with a lecture by Professor Louise Newman of Monash University on 'Beyond the Island - experiences of asylum seekers in Australia'. Psychologists Julian Caruana and Alexia Rossi are next, with a joint lecture on 'Responding to mental health vulnerability in Maltese detention centres: the use of psychological support groups as an intervention tool'. Devorah Wainer (Sydney University) follows with 'The voice of the silenced in the Australian detention system...2014-05-191h 46