Institute for Futures Studies

Periodic Equity Prioritarianism

Abstract This paper engages with the question of how to understand prioritarianism when people are differently well off at different times. In this context, it introduces a new version of prioritarianism, periodic equity prioritarianism , which is inspired by how focusing on equa...

An integrated ArcGIS Python toolbox for SCS-CN event runoff estimation and flood screening in data-scarce Ethiopian basins

Flood early warning in data-scarce regions is constrained by sparse gauging and limited modelling capacity. We present an integrated ArcGIS Python toolbox automating SCS-CN event runoff estimation, from curve number generation and per-event antecedent moisture classification thro...

How Norms Depend on the Presence and Status of Observers: The Relational Contingency of Everyday Behaviors in 90 Societies

Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data fro...