Docent/associate professor promotion application assessed for Södertörns högskola

This Autumn I have assessed an application concerning promotion to docent/associate professor for Södertörns högskola (Sweden), within philosophy.

#45,5

Today I have had half a book writing day, focussed on my book manuscript in spe Being and Sign, with some 300 words added to the text. This was writing day #45,5 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 31,5 of the writing days devoted to book writing to date.

I also added to my preliminary plans for book writing over the next decade, with prospective titles including Global Species and The Natural History of the Phenomenal World.

#45

Today I have had half an article writing day, focussed on the article I am co-writing with Maren Sagvaag Retland on refugee issues, and some planning of writing days for the next couple of months. This was writing day #45 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 14 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

#44,5

Today I have had an article writing day, with some 150 words added to the article "Når gode råd er plagsomme" which I co-write with Svein Tuastad. I also tried out some initial searches in Retriever´s media archive Atekst in preparation of the article´s media analysis. Moreover, while drafting a basic manuscript structure including subheadings etc., I added some 400 words to an article I am co-writing with Maren Sagvaag Retland on refugee issues.

This was writing day #44,5 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 13,5 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

Google Scholar: 1484 citations

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has to date attracted 1.484 citations (+14 since November 3rd). This includes 131 citations so far in 2025 (+12 since November 3rd). My h-index remains 21 and my i10-index 44. 

Sixth Ex.phil. seminars

Today I have given the sixth seminar in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, in two rounds. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s topics included feedback on the compulsory assignment that I recently assessed and exam preparations.

This concludes my teaching this Autumn semester.

Twelfth Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the twelfth and final lecture in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s main topic was political philosophy and specifically political justice.