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Niker, Fay (2017) Living well by design : an account of permissible public nudging. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
The thesis provides a full assessment of the moral permissibility of a set of new belief and behaviour modification techniques, now commonly known as “nudges”, which are grounded in and justified by reference to our new insights into human psychology. It asks what forms of nudging are permissible in light of the state’s new understanding of its capacity to modify behaviour using these insights; and it develops an ethico-political account of living well that directs this normative investigation. There are two main strands to this analysis of public nudging, one relating to behaviour change policies designed for the sake of the target and the other relating to those designed for the sake of others. Across both strands, it is argued that the kinds of interventions that are permissible share a similar character: specifically, they are compatible with creating and sustaining the conditions for living well, on account of their playing an ecological-educative role in supporting citizens’ personal autonomy and practical reasoning. The thesis uses its in-depth normative analysis as the basis for engaging with current practices in behavioural policymaking and for setting out an ethically-sensitive policy framework to guide the design of nudge interventions in practice. The extended argument presented in these pages offers a distinctive and timely contribution to this debate, setting out arguably the most sustained and complete philosophical assessment of the ethics of nudging in the literature to date.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Choice (Psychology), Social choice -- Psychological aspects, Social policy -- Psychological aspects, Political ethics | ||||
Official Date: | June 2017 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Politics and International Studies | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Clayton, Matthew, 1966- ; Swift, Adam, 1961- | ||||
Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) ; University of Warwick. Chancellor International Scholarship ; Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy | ||||
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Extent: | 202 leaves | ||||
Language: | eng |
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