Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies
Finland
fellow
Nicole Hassoun
Home institution
Binghamton University
Country of origin (home institution)
United States
Discipline(s)
Philosophy
Theme(s)
Contemporary violence & Justice
Environment, Sustainability & Biodiversity
Health
Fellowship dates
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Biography
Nicole Hassoun was Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University during her HCAS Fellowship. She has published widely in philosophy, economic, and health journals. Her first book Globalization and Global Justice: Shrinking Distance, Expanding Obligations was published with Cambridge University Press in 2012 and her second book Global Health Impact: Extending Access on Essential Medicines for the Poor appeared with Oxford University Press in 2020. Professor Hassoun also heads the Global Health Impact project (global-health-impact.org). The project is intended to assist policymakers in setting targets for and evaluating efforts to increase access to essential medicines.
Research Project
Beyond the Pandemic: Health, Welfare, and Creative Resolve
Humanity is at a crossroads. Over the past decades, we have made incredible strides in human development. This is evidenced by the fact that millions have escaped economic poverty, and can now access basic education, housing, sanitation, and other services. Moreover, child mortality is falling, and global life expectancy has risen dramatically. At the same time, we face new existential threats such as climate change and pandemics that reveal common vulnerabilities inextricably linked to deeply entrenched inequality. How can we address these threats? Nicole Hassoun’s project considers this question, proposing a general approach and concrete measures for improving global health and welfare.
Research Interests:
Global justice; global health; philosophy of economics