Biography
Nicole Hassoun is Professor of International Studies at Indiana University. She has held visiting positions at Cornell and Stanford Universities, the United Nations' World Institute for Development Economics Research in Helsinki, the Center for Poverty Research in Salzburg, The Franco-Swedish Program in Philosophy and Economics in Paris, and the Center for Advanced Studies in Frankfurt.
She has published about a hundred papers in journals including the American Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Development Economics, Tropical Medicine and International Health, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, The European Journal of Philosophy, and Philosophy and Economics.
Professor Hassoun also heads the Global Health Impact project, intended to extend access to medicines to the global poor. The project launched at the World Health Organization in January 2015 and has been featured by National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, and Capital New York.
Books
What do we owe to each other simply out of respect, or concern, for our common humanity? This book argues that concern for our common humanity requires helping others live minimally good lives when doing so does not require sacrificing our own ability to live well enough.
The face of the world is changing. This book asks whether globalization itself generates ethical obligations and advances an argument for significant obligations to the global poor.
Every year millions of people are affected by tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and malaria while critical medicines remain scarce or inaccessible. This book develops the case for extending access to essential medicines.
Research and projects
Research on hope and creative resolve from the Hope and Optimism project.
Work on what people need to live minimally good lives, developed with the Happiness and Well-Being project.
A data project on the representation of women in philosophy, with analysis and resources for the profession.
A project intended to extend access to medicines to the global poor by measuring impact and supporting better policy targets.
Papers
An argument that debt-for-nature swaps, while apparently win-win, can be morally questionable from a human rights perspective.
Read paperA paper rejecting two common accounts of ethical consumption and offering a new alternative for consumption aimed at positive social change.
Read paperA widely referenced article in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.
Read paperNews and comments
Selected public writing, broadcast interviews, and media coverage on global health, vaccine ethics, and access to medicines.
Teaching
Recent travel
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Contact
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