Public interest in UBI is rising across Europe and beyond, driven by demands for guaranteed security and framed as a dignity-preserving response to globalization and technological change. While UBI draws support and critique across the political spectrum, we argue it poses serious risks to human liberty, dignity, and flourishing—and that economic objections alone won’t shift policy or public imagination toward agency-based alternatives.
Our project will build a multidisciplinary research repository and a clearer narrative contrasting agency-based and UBI-based solutions, shared through publications, seminars, podcasts, video explainers, and conference presentations to spark interdisciplinary dialogue.
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In August 2025, Vilnius hosted BŪTENT!, the country’s largest open-air discussion festival, bringing together thinkers, policymakers, and the public for…
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The Lithuanian Free Market Institute and the Lithuanian Culture Research Institute presents a multidisciplinary study “The Phenomenon of Scarcity: Being,…
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At the XIX Gottfried von Haberler Conference in Liechtenstein – themed “Socialism in a New Disguise” – LFMI President Elena…
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“In Silicon Valley, failure is considered valuable experience, but here it’s a shame,” says Domas Urniežius, one of the founders…
Finland, Ontario, Kenya – Universal Basic Income experiments are popping up around the world. It is often claimed that they…
In November 2024, the University of Buckingham hosted the international conference “Morality, Human Behaviour and Economics” at the Vinson Centre.…
In November 2024, Vilnius hosted the 16th annual conference of the Lithuanian Sociological Society, “Global Challenges and Future Societies.”…
In November 2024, Vilnius hosted the conference “Business 2025. Lithuania – Among the 10 Most Competitive Countries in the World,”…
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