Academic Research

Publications, working papers, and early-stage projects

Peer-Reviewed & Edited Volumes

  • "No Special Treatment for Healthcare: A Reply to Ameresekere." Journal of Bioethical Inquiry In press

    Accepted 2 December 2025.

  • "Radikalt håp på uklart grunnlag? Selektiv, men inspirerende historiefortelling i Krznarics nyeste bok." Norsk filosofisk tidsskrift 60, 92–97 (2025).
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  • "Transatlantic Relations in a Changing World." With Marianne Riddervold and Akasemi Newsome. In Fahey, E. (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Relations, Routledge, pp. 352–365 (2023).
    Read at Taylor & Francis
Albert Didriksen presenting at ISUS, London

Working Papers (Dissertation)

My dissertation defends an aggregative approach to public policy. It consists of four papers: one positive argument for aggregation, one negative argument against its main alternative, and two applied papers using healthcare as a case study.

In preparation

"The Convergence Argument for Interpersonal Aggregation"

Argues that consequentialists, contractualists, and deontologists can converge on aggregation in public policy easier than they could converge on any other approach.

Near submission

"What We Owe Each Other Not to Know: Ignorance as a Moral Resource in Stage-Wise Ex Ante Contractualism"

Argues that stage-wise ex ante contractualism is the best version of contractualism, but that it has a troubling relationship to knowledge.

To be resubmitted

"In Healthcare Allocation, Everyone's Well-Being Matters"

With Aksel Sterri (50-50)

Argues that all kinds of effects should be counted and aggregated in health priority setting.

Other Working Papers

Co-authored

"Mitigating AI-Related Animal Welfare Risks in Livestock Farming"

Systematically maps technology-related welfare risks in livestock farming, identifies where AI amplifies them, and proposes novel solutions. Contributed sections on embedded value hierarchies, institutional design, and solutions.

Early draft

"Privacy Rights in a Vulnerable World"

Presented at ISUS. Co-authored.

Draft versions of working papers are available upon request via the contact page.

MA thesis: "Implementation of the Harm Principle in Norwegian Boxing Law." University of Oslo, Department of Political Science. Grade: A.