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We are overjoyed that Ingrid Robeyns, ESDiT fellow and former member of the Management Board, has been awarded the Steven Prize – one of the most prestigious Dutch research awards. Please join us in congratulating her on such an achievement!
Ingrid Robeyns is professor in Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University.
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Robeyns investigates how justice, wealth and well-being can be distributed more fairly. Combining philosophy, economics and political theory, her work advocates ‘limitarianism’ – the idea that extreme personal wealth is morally and socially harmful. She argues for an upper limit on wealth and develops policy proposals to support it. Her excellent research provides concrete solutions to inequality and the institutions of our social contract, as well as the challenges posed by democratic decline. Through her sharp analysis, organisational skills and public visibility, she demonstrates that philosophy can drive real change.