Andreas Albertsen
@andreasalbertsen.bsky.social
Associate professor, Political Science @AarhusUni and @CEPDISCresearch. Distributive justice, controversial markets, discrimination, and organ donation ethics.
🧵 New study: How does the Danish Medicines Council (DMC) actually set priorities?
We interviewed 17 members and observed 3 meetings to understand how decisions about new medicines are made — and justified.👇 #bioethics #prioritysetting
We interviewed 17 members and observed 3 meetings to understand how decisions about new medicines are made — and justified.👇 #bioethics #prioritysetting
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🧵 New study: How does the Danish Medicines Council (DMC) actually set priorities?
We interviewed 17 members and observed 3 meetings to understand how decisions about new medicines are made — and justified.👇 #bioethics #prioritysetting
We interviewed 17 members and observed 3 meetings to understand how decisions about new medicines are made — and justified.👇 #bioethics #prioritysetting
As a reviewer I really appreciate journals that notify me about their decisions. I also learn from reading how others evaluated the paper. #peerreview
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
As a reviewer I really appreciate journals that notify me about their decisions. I also learn from reading how others evaluated the paper. #peerreview
Submitted my report for our research project on the moral limits of markets to Independent Research Fund Denmark. A pleasure to work alongside Jens Thaysen, Simone Degn, and Jørn Sønderholm. An honour to lead such an excellent research group! #morallimitsofmarkets
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Submitted my report for our research project on the moral limits of markets to Independent Research Fund Denmark. A pleasure to work alongside Jens Thaysen, Simone Degn, and Jørn Sønderholm. An honour to lead such an excellent research group! #morallimitsofmarkets
Mood: Cranking up the volume on an old Neil Young concert and writing away on a draft.
October 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Mood: Cranking up the volume on an old Neil Young concert and writing away on a draft.
New paper out!
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is central to health-care priority setting. But when does it unfairly disadvantage people with disabilities? Nielsen, Hallsson, and I tested participants' views in a vignette-based survey (N = 1100, UK). 🧵#bioethics #discrimination
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is central to health-care priority setting. But when does it unfairly disadvantage people with disabilities? Nielsen, Hallsson, and I tested participants' views in a vignette-based survey (N = 1100, UK). 🧵#bioethics #discrimination
October 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New paper out!
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is central to health-care priority setting. But when does it unfairly disadvantage people with disabilities? Nielsen, Hallsson, and I tested participants' views in a vignette-based survey (N = 1100, UK). 🧵#bioethics #discrimination
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is central to health-care priority setting. But when does it unfairly disadvantage people with disabilities? Nielsen, Hallsson, and I tested participants' views in a vignette-based survey (N = 1100, UK). 🧵#bioethics #discrimination
Attended the annual CEPDISC conference on discrimination on Friday. Lydia Tsiakiri did an excellent job presenting our paper on differential treatment based on vaccination status. Thanks to the organisers. Great to see new and familiar faces!
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Attended the annual CEPDISC conference on discrimination on Friday. Lydia Tsiakiri did an excellent job presenting our paper on differential treatment based on vaccination status. Thanks to the organisers. Great to see new and familiar faces!
It was a lot of fun talking about ethics, organ donation and the Danish opt-out law. The interview is for the show 'Supertanker' on P1. #bioethics
September 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It was a lot of fun talking about ethics, organ donation and the Danish opt-out law. The interview is for the show 'Supertanker' on P1. #bioethics
Doing proofs for a book chapter. understood the hate for doing proofs
September 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Doing proofs for a book chapter. understood the hate for doing proofs
When cities exclude the homeless, it is wrongful discrimination!
In @bjpols.bsky.social Knight and I argue that hostile design (anti-sleep benches, spikes on window ledges) should be understood as discriminatory, and wrong for the same reasons as more familiar forms of discrimination.
Very proud🥳
In @bjpols.bsky.social Knight and I argue that hostile design (anti-sleep benches, spikes on window ledges) should be understood as discriminatory, and wrong for the same reasons as more familiar forms of discrimination.
Very proud🥳
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
When cities exclude the homeless, it is wrongful discrimination!
In @bjpols.bsky.social Knight and I argue that hostile design (anti-sleep benches, spikes on window ledges) should be understood as discriminatory, and wrong for the same reasons as more familiar forms of discrimination.
Very proud🥳
In @bjpols.bsky.social Knight and I argue that hostile design (anti-sleep benches, spikes on window ledges) should be understood as discriminatory, and wrong for the same reasons as more familiar forms of discrimination.
Very proud🥳
Such a joy to lecture medical students at Aarhus University today on the ethics of organ donation — from opt-out systems to priority for registered donors and even payment for organs. Fantastic questions and an inspiring discussion!
#bioethics
#bioethics
September 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Such a joy to lecture medical students at Aarhus University today on the ethics of organ donation — from opt-out systems to priority for registered donors and even payment for organs. Fantastic questions and an inspiring discussion!
#bioethics
#bioethics
The main reason Researchgate is, as the ad tells me, 'Better on the app' is that on the website I have to close the banner advertising the app #academia
September 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The main reason Researchgate is, as the ad tells me, 'Better on the app' is that on the website I have to close the banner advertising the app #academia
Really happy to be part of this wonderful book project! 'Markets in Human Organs for Transplantation: Controversy and Contention' is coming to a bookstore near you in the fall! #bioethics #organmarkets
www.routledge.com/Markets-in-H...
www.routledge.com/Markets-in-H...
Markets in Human Organs for Transplantation: Controversy and Contention
This volume presents a comprehensive examination of one of bioethics' most divisive debates: whether human organs should be bought and sold. It brings together diverse philosophical perspectives from ...
www.routledge.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Really happy to be part of this wonderful book project! 'Markets in Human Organs for Transplantation: Controversy and Contention' is coming to a bookstore near you in the fall! #bioethics #organmarkets
www.routledge.com/Markets-in-H...
www.routledge.com/Markets-in-H...
Reposted by Andreas Albertsen
NEW -
Anti-homeless Hostile Design as Wrongful Discrimination - cup.org/45JxUBl
- @andreasalbertsen.bsky.social & Carl Knight
#OpenAccess
Anti-homeless Hostile Design as Wrongful Discrimination - cup.org/45JxUBl
- @andreasalbertsen.bsky.social & Carl Knight
#OpenAccess
September 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
NEW -
Anti-homeless Hostile Design as Wrongful Discrimination - cup.org/45JxUBl
- @andreasalbertsen.bsky.social & Carl Knight
#OpenAccess
Anti-homeless Hostile Design as Wrongful Discrimination - cup.org/45JxUBl
- @andreasalbertsen.bsky.social & Carl Knight
#OpenAccess
New article published in @JME_BMJ
I argue that priority rules in #organdonation may discriminate. But even if so, they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong it’s for contingent reasons like demeaningness problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination
jme.bmj.com/content/earl...
I argue that priority rules in #organdonation may discriminate. But even if so, they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong it’s for contingent reasons like demeaningness problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination
jme.bmj.com/content/earl...
Priority for registered organ donors: unfair discrimination against non-donors?
Priority rules give priority to registered organ donors in the allocation of organs. Such rules might directly discriminate against non-donors or indirectly discriminate against those whose religious ...
jme.bmj.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New article published in @JME_BMJ
I argue that priority rules in #organdonation may discriminate. But even if so, they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong it’s for contingent reasons like demeaningness problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination
jme.bmj.com/content/earl...
I argue that priority rules in #organdonation may discriminate. But even if so, they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong it’s for contingent reasons like demeaningness problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination
jme.bmj.com/content/earl...
Our article is online: The Moral Justifications of Disability Discrimination in Health Care Allocation: An Experimental Assessment #bioethics #xphi #experimentalphilosophy
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
August 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Our article is online: The Moral Justifications of Disability Discrimination in Health Care Allocation: An Experimental Assessment #bioethics #xphi #experimentalphilosophy
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
One of the notable aspects of the REDEM projects was the creation of a database of contributions to the ethics of voting literature. #votingethics #democracy
www.redem-h2020.eu/te-ethics-vo...
www.redem-h2020.eu/te-ethics-vo...
REDEM - Topic Exploration
REDEM - Topic Exploration
www.redem-h2020.eu
August 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One of the notable aspects of the REDEM projects was the creation of a database of contributions to the ethics of voting literature. #votingethics #democracy
www.redem-h2020.eu/te-ethics-vo...
www.redem-h2020.eu/te-ethics-vo...
Heading to Copenhagen to attend what looks like a very interesting meeting on healthcare priority setting in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Talks by @LarsSandman
and Mathias Barra.
#prioritysetting #healthjustice #Bioethics
www.vive.dk/da/arrangeme...
and Mathias Barra.
#prioritysetting #healthjustice #Bioethics
www.vive.dk/da/arrangeme...
Gå hjem-møde: Prioritering i sundhedsvæsenet – Hvad kan vi lære fra Norge og Sverige? - vive.dk
Hvordan sikrer vi en retfærdig og effektiv prioritering i sundhedsvæsenet? Inspireret af erfaringerne fra vores nordiske naboer dykker vi ned i, hvordan Norge og Sverige har opbygget og forfinet deres...
www.vive.dk
August 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Heading to Copenhagen to attend what looks like a very interesting meeting on healthcare priority setting in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Talks by @LarsSandman
and Mathias Barra.
#prioritysetting #healthjustice #Bioethics
www.vive.dk/da/arrangeme...
and Mathias Barra.
#prioritysetting #healthjustice #Bioethics
www.vive.dk/da/arrangeme...
Extremely proud to be serving as the third examiner on Jonas Franzen's phd thesis on Desert and Equality.
August 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Extremely proud to be serving as the third examiner on Jonas Franzen's phd thesis on Desert and Equality.
My new article with Annabelle Lever has just been published in CRISP🥳
“A new way to serve democracy: recruiting poll workers and electoral participation”
We propose engaging non-voters—both citizens and resident non-citizens—as poll workers. #democracy #electionethics
“A new way to serve democracy: recruiting poll workers and electoral participation”
We propose engaging non-voters—both citizens and resident non-citizens—as poll workers. #democracy #electionethics
August 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
My new article with Annabelle Lever has just been published in CRISP🥳
“A new way to serve democracy: recruiting poll workers and electoral participation”
We propose engaging non-voters—both citizens and resident non-citizens—as poll workers. #democracy #electionethics
“A new way to serve democracy: recruiting poll workers and electoral participation”
We propose engaging non-voters—both citizens and resident non-citizens—as poll workers. #democracy #electionethics
I am (non-ironically) having a blast co-authoring in Google Docs. Keeps me on my toes that my co-author (Simon Rippon) is editing other parts of the document.
August 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I am (non-ironically) having a blast co-authoring in Google Docs. Keeps me on my toes that my co-author (Simon Rippon) is editing other parts of the document.
New article accepted in Journal of Medical Ethics! I argue that
priority rules where registered organ donors are given priority may discriminate. But they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong, it’s for contingent reasons like problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination #organdonation
priority rules where registered organ donors are given priority may discriminate. But they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong, it’s for contingent reasons like problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination #organdonation
August 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New article accepted in Journal of Medical Ethics! I argue that
priority rules where registered organ donors are given priority may discriminate. But they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong, it’s for contingent reasons like problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination #organdonation
priority rules where registered organ donors are given priority may discriminate. But they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong, it’s for contingent reasons like problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination #organdonation
Auto reply ON for the summer holiday 🥳☀️
July 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Auto reply ON for the summer holiday 🥳☀️
Article accepted: (with Hallsson and Nielsen):
The Moral Justifications of Disability Discrimination in Health Care Allocation: An Experimental Assessment
Respondents consistently judged cost-efficient discrimination against patients with a disability as morally wrong.
The Moral Justifications of Disability Discrimination in Health Care Allocation: An Experimental Assessment
Respondents consistently judged cost-efficient discrimination against patients with a disability as morally wrong.
July 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Article accepted: (with Hallsson and Nielsen):
The Moral Justifications of Disability Discrimination in Health Care Allocation: An Experimental Assessment
Respondents consistently judged cost-efficient discrimination against patients with a disability as morally wrong.
The Moral Justifications of Disability Discrimination in Health Care Allocation: An Experimental Assessment
Respondents consistently judged cost-efficient discrimination against patients with a disability as morally wrong.
My review of Jordan Parsons’ Opt-out has been accepted by American Journal of Transplantation! A thoughtful book on consent and organ donation—I’m glad to be part of the conversation.
#Bioethics #OrganDonation #MedicalEthics
#Bioethics #OrganDonation #MedicalEthics
July 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My review of Jordan Parsons’ Opt-out has been accepted by American Journal of Transplantation! A thoughtful book on consent and organ donation—I’m glad to be part of the conversation.
#Bioethics #OrganDonation #MedicalEthics
#Bioethics #OrganDonation #MedicalEthics
Best part of my working day was a 2,5 hours long zoom meeting on the moral limits of markets with Simon Rippon!
July 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Best part of my working day was a 2,5 hours long zoom meeting on the moral limits of markets with Simon Rippon!