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Dr. F. (Federica) Russo

Faculty of Humanities
Capaciteitsgroep Philosophical Tradition in Context
Visiting address
  • Oude Turfmarkt 143
  • Room number: 0.11
Postal address
  • Postbus 94201
    1090 GE Amsterdam
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  • Publications

    2023

    • Brave , R., Russo, F., Uzovic, O., & Wagemans, J. (2023). Can an AI Analyze Arguments? Argument-Checking and the Challenges of Assessing the Quality of Online Information. In C. El Morr (Ed.), AI and Society: Tensions and Opportunities (pp. 267-281). (Chapman & Hall/CRC Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Series). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003261247-20 [details]
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    • Caniglia, G., Freeth, R., Luederitz, C., Leventon, J., West, S. P., John, B., Peukert, D., Lang, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Martín-López, B., Fazey, I., Russo, F., von Wirth, T., Schlüter, M., & Vogel, C. (2023). Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science. Nature Sustainability, 6, 493–501. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01040-1
    • Hulvej Rod , N., Broadbent, A., Hulvej Rod , M., Russo, F., Arah , O. A., & Stronks , K. (Accepted/In press). Complexity in epidemiology and public health. Studying and acting on complex health problems through a mix of epidemiological methods and dat. Epidemiology.
    • Russo, F. (2023). Causal Pluralism and Public Health. In S. Venkatapuram, & A. Broadbent (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Public Health (pp. 98-113). (Routledge handbooks in applied ethics). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315675411-9 [details]
    • Russo, F. (Accepted/In press). Sociomarkers and information transmission. In Integrative Approaches in Environmental Health Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Russo, F., & Hirsch, P. (2023). Navigating Complex Trade-Offs in Public Health Interventions. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 29(3), 430-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13807
    • Russo, F., & Illari, P. (Accepted/In press). Routledge Handbook of Causality and Causal Methods. Routledge.
    • Russo, F., & Poliseli Ramos, L. (Accepted/In press). Philosophy of Science in Practice and Weak Scientism Together Apart. In M. Mizrahi (Ed.), For and Against Scientism: Science, Methodology, and the Future of Philosophy Rowman & Littlefield International.
    • Russo, F., & Rihoux, B. (Accepted/In press). Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A pluralistic approach to causal inference. In H. Kincaid, & J. van Bouwel (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science (Oxford handbooks). Oxford University Press.
    • Russo, F., Schliesser, E. S., & Wagemans, J. H. M. (2023). Connecting ethics and epistemology of AI. AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-022-01617-6

    2022

    2021

    2020

    2019

    2018

    2017

    2016

    • Clarke, B., & Russo, F. (2016). Causation in medicine. In J. A. Marcum (Ed.), The Bloomsbury companion to contemporary philosophy of medicine (pp. 297-322). (Bloomsbury companions). Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474233033.ch-013 [details]
    • Ilari, P., & Russo, F. (2016). Information and causality. In L. Floridi (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Information (pp. 235-248). (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315757544 [details]
    • Iliadis, A., & Russo, F. (2016). Critical data studies: An introduction. Big Data & Society, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951716674238 [details]
    • Mouchart, M., Wunsch, G., & Russo, F. (2016). Controlling variables in social systems - A structural modelling approach. Bulletin of Sociological Methodology, 132(1), 5-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0759106316662811 [details]
    • Plantin, J-C., & Russo, F. (2016). D’abord les données, ensuite la méthode? Big data et déterminisme en sciences sociales. Socio, 6, 97-115. https://doi.org/10.4000/socio.2328 [details]
    • Russo, F. (2016). Can a unified approach help with teaching philosophy of science? [Review of: G. Schurz (2014) Philosophy of Science : a unified approach]. Science & Education, 25(7-8), 929–931. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-016-9857-z [details]
    • Russo, F. (2016). Model-based reasoning in the social sciences. In M. Dorato, & M. Morganti (Eds.), Model-based reasoning
    • Russo, F. (2016). On the poietic character of technology. Humana.Mente : Journal of Philosophical Studies, 9(30), 147-174. [details]
    • Russo, F., & Osimani, B. (2016). Bayesianisme objectif et principe de précaution. In I. Drouet (Ed.), Le bayésianisme aujourd’hui

    2015

    • Russo, F. (2015). Causation and correlation in medical sciences: Theoretical problems. In T. Schramme, & S. Edwards (Eds.), Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine
    • Russo, F. (2015). I modelli nelle scienze sociali. APhEx, 12. http://www.aphex.it/index.php?Temi=557D03012202740321040601777327 [details]
    • Russo, F. (2015). Statistical generalizations in epidemiology: Philosophical analysis. In T. Schramme, & S. Edwards (Eds.), Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine
    • Wunsch, G., Mouchart, M., & Russo, F. (2015). Les limites de la connaissance en sciences sociales: l'explication mise en cause. (L'Académie en poche; Vol. 62). Bruxelles: Académie royale de Belgique. [details]

    2014

    2009

    • Russo, F. (2009). Causality and Causal Modelling in the Social Sciences: Measuring Variations. (Methodos Series; Vol. 5). Springer.

    2022

    • Gopal, W., & Russo, F. (2022). What Difference Does the Digital Era Make to Authority and Power Structures? A Reply to Beatriz Buarque. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 11(11), 12-17. https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-7k6 [details]

    2017

    2018

    • Russo, F. (2018). Etica del digitale tra ricerca e applicazioni. In Europa: un’utopia in costruzione Enciclopedia Treccani.

    2015

    Prize / grant

    Membership / relevant position

    • Russo, F. (2023-). Funded by HORIZON Framework Programme, Life Project Grants, LIFE21-CET-MAINSTREAM, Scientific Advisory Board, project ENGAGE: Engage for ESG activation investments.
    • Russo, F. (2021). Ethics Advisor, Project IMPULSE.
    • Russo, F. (2021-). Steering Committee of the European Philosophy of Science Association.
    • Russo, F. (2020). Member of the Management Team, Institute of Advanced Studies.
    • Russo, F. (2020-). Management Team of the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at the UvA.
    • Russo, F. (2012-2021). Society for the Philosophy of Information.
    • Russo, F. (2009-2025). European Philosophy of Science Association, Helsinki.
    • Russo, F. (2007-). Societa’ Italiana di Logica e Filosofia della Scienza.

    Media appearance

    Journal editor

    • Russo, F. (editor) (2022-). Digital Society (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (editor) (2021). IAS Review (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (editor in chief) (2017-2022). European Journal for Philosophy of Science (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (member of editorial board) (2016-2017). European Journal for Philosophy of Science (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (member of editorial board) (2011-2021). Philosophy & Technology (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (member of editorial board) (2011-2021). Topoi (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (editor) (2007-2010). The Reasoner (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (editor) (2005-2008). SWIF, Digital Imprint for Philosophy (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (editor in chief) (2005-2008). Rivista di Recensioni Filosofiche (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (member of editorial board) (2004-2009). Breve Dizionario di Filosofia (Journal).
    • Russo, F. (editor) (2002-2006). FOLDOP – The Free Online Dictionary of Philosophy (Journal).

    Talk / presentation

    • Russo, F. (speaker) (5-2023). The implosion of medical evidence: emerging approaches for diverse practices at the intersection of health and environmental challenges, Evidence Regimes Conference, Munich.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (3-2023). On the epistemic and normative benefits of methodological pluralism, Seminar of Institut Supérieur de Philosophie, Université catholique de Louvain.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (1-2023). Book presentation ‘Techno-Scientific Practices’, Konrad Lorentz Institute, Austria.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (12-2022). Towards a Philosophy of Techno-Science, 7th Panhellenic Conference of Philosophy of Science, Athens.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (10-2022). Time in QCA: a philosopher’s perspective, Workshop ‘Time in QCA’, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (10-2022). Causal pluralism and medical diagnosis, International Workshop on Logic, Philosophy, and History of Medicine, University of Seville.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (9-2022). How is Who. Evidence as clues for action in participatory approaches., Sixth European Advanced School in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences (EASPLS), University of Bordeaux, France.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (9-2022). Poiêsis. How human and artificial agents co-produce techno-scientific knowledge, 1st Department lecture, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (6-2022). Causal pluralism in public health, KNAW-NIAS workshop “Substance use and mental health. Causal questions and interdisciplinary research”.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (6-2022). Causal pluralism and public health, Chair of public health at Collège de France, Paris.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (6-2022). Science and values. A two-way relations, Conference Philosophy of Science in the Forest.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (6-2022). Argument-checking: A critical pedagogy approach to digital literacy, AIUCD2022 Digital Cultures. Intersections: philosophy, arts, media, Lecce, Italy.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (5-2022). Connecting the epistemology and ethics of AI, Between Ethics and Epistemology, Delft University of Technology.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (4-2022). High technologized justice – The road map for policy & regulation. Legaltech from a philosophical perspective, European Legal Tech Association (online).
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (18-2-2022). How is Who. Empowering evidence for sustainability and public health interventions, 2022 AAAS Annual Meeting.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (10-2-2022). Connecting the ethics and epistemology of AI, PEPTalk #11: Connecting the ethics and epistemology of AI.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (31-1-2022). Value-promoting concepts in the health sciences and public health, seminar, Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE), Rotterdam.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (8-10-2021). Towards and epistemological and ethical XAI, Bias and discrimination in algorithmic
      decision making, Hannover.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (28-9-2021). The life-world of health and disease and the design of public health interventions, Mechanisms in biology and in the social sciences, Madrid.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (16-9-2021). Disease causation and public health interventions, Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (7-2021). Causality and empirical methods in the social sciences, Colloquium of the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sience, Bamberg.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (29-6-2021). Information transmission and the mosaic of causal theory, Alternative approaches to Causation: difference making and mechanisms.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (2-6-2021). The epistemic values at work in epidemiology and public health, Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (1-6-2021). The ‘lifeworld’ of health & disease and the design of public health interventions, Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (5-2021). Teaching Philosophy of Science and Technology. Some reflections on how to make it inclusive and diverse, Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities, Utrecht University.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (4-2-2021). Concept and use of sociomarkers, Workshop ‘Epistemological and practical issues of integrative approaches in environmental health’.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (2-2021). Concept and use of sociomarkers, Workshop ‘Epistemological and practical issues of integrative approaches in environmental health’.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (12-2020). Why Technology Needs Humans, Workshop of the ITN MgSafe: Molecular imaging technologies for biodegradable bone implants.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (11-2020). Epidemiology for the Future – Rethinking Ethical Challenges, Epidemiology for the Future! – Online Symposium for Junior Epidemiologists (Dutch Society for Epidemiology) .
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (9-2020). La causalité entre mécanisme sociaux et déterminant socio-économiques, EPICLIN2020.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (9-2020). Forstering epistemic diversity in science and philosophy, Mentoring session of EASPLS 2020, Online.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (9-2020). Diversifying PhilSci Teaching, Network for Interdisciplinary Education (NIE) Conference.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (11-2019). An Informational Approach to Evidence, Workshop: Reasoning about Evidence: Logical, Historical and Philosophical Perspectives.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (11-2019). What can technology do for you? Opportunities and challenges of health technologies in medicine and everyday life, PhilInBioMed Seminars.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (10-2019). Conceptual Challenges in Big Data Practices, Conference of the Dutch Association of Epidemiology.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (9-2019). Causality and Epistemic Norms in Social Research, Workshop: Norms in Social Research.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (6-2019). Philosophy of Public Health: The Entanglement of Conceptual, Methodological, and Normative Questions, Conference Philosophy and Public Health.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (5-2019). Big Data and the Question of Objectivity, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2019). LOGOS, University of Barcelona.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2018). Climat, vaccins et vin rouge:quand le savoir scientifique s’oppose aux savoir populair, Université de Bordeaux.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2018). Scientific problems and philosophical questions about causality. Why we need a pluralistic approach, Université Catholique de Louvain.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2018). Workshop 'Science as FACTory? Looking at science eye to eye, not from above the facts’, University of Vienna.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2018). Causality seminar, Imperial College London.
    • Russo, F. (speaker) (2018). Conference of the SWIP-Analytic, Mexico.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). ENPOSS conference, University of Krakow.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). Workshop: Making sense of data in the sciences, Leibniz University, Hannover.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). Big Data in the Social Sciences, University of Kent.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). Worlds of Entanglement, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). Workshop: Handling complexity in data: crossing ongoing developments of statistical and set-theoretic tools, Université Catholique de Louvain.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). WTMC Annual conference, Amsterdam.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). Round table of BIOM, Società Italiana di Storia, Filosofia e Studi Sociali della Biologia e della Medicina.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2017). Workshop on Data Journeys in Biomedicine: Research Translation and Infrastructure Management, University of Exeter (UK).
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2016). Research Seminar at the Philosophy Department, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2016). Philosophy of Science in a Forest, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Wetenschapsfilosofie, Kaap Doord .
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2016). Evidential pluralism outside the comfort zone of philosophy, Erasmus Institute for Philosophy of Economics, Erasmus University.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2016). Conference of Women in Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit (VU).
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2016). Workshop on Philosophy of Technology and Philosophy of Science, Universiteit Twente.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2016). Graduate Conference: How Philosophy Meets the World, Universiteit Twente.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). The mosaic of causal theory, Vrije Universiteit (VU).
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). APES Seminar.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Series of lectures on causal modelling in the social sciences, Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS).
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Virtues and vices of causal modelling. A primer for the next generation of scientists.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Seminar at the ‘Philosophy and Public Affairs’ Group.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). On the poietic character of technology, Universiteit Twente.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Causal assessment and the question of stability, Universiteit van Tilburg.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). The mosaic of causal theory, Univ. of Rome III (Italy).
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Causalità ed evidenza in medicina e filosofia. Saperi e metodi a confronto, Università del Piemonte Orientale.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) & Clarke, B. (invited speaker) (2015). EBM+ Workshop, University of Kent.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Causality and causal modelling in the social sciences, Department of Philosophy, University of Venice.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Workshop: Philosophical Aspects of Computer Science, European Centre for Living Technologies.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Invited lectures, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
    • Russo, F. (invited speaker) (2015). Causal models and evidential pluralism, Department of Management, University of Venice.

    Others

    • Russo, F. (other) (2022). Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (Reviewer) (other).
    • Russo, F. (organiser), Gerrits, L. (organiser) & Pagliarin , S. (organiser) (3-12-2021 - 29-4-2022). The practice of mixed methods and mixed data research - Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (organiser) (28-2-2021). Information Pollution Defense - ISOC-MMGA Working Group on Argumentation in close collaboration with researchers from the University of Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2021). European Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Conference (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (other) (2021). PRIN (other).
    • Russo, F. (organiser) (23-10-2020 - 7-5-2021). Causality Think Tank - Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2019). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2019). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (organiser) (2018). 2018 OZSW Graduate Conference in Theoretical Philosophy, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (organiser) (2018). OZSW Research Master Winter School in Philosophy, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (organiser) (2018). Lorentz Workshop: Healthy People – How the medical humanities and the health sciences study the complexity of health (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2017). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2016). MuST9 (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (organiser) (2016). Whence and whither of evidence-based medicine, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2016). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2015). European Philosophy of Science Association Conference (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2015). 7th Workshop on the Philosophy of Information (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2015). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2015). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2015). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2015). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2014). 3rd Conference of the European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2014). Conference of the Società di Logica e Filosofia della Scienza 2014 (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2014). 6th Workshop on the Philosophy of Information (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2012). 1st Conference of the European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2012). 4e Congrès de la Société de Philosophie des Sciences (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (examiner) (2010). PhD External Examiner (examination).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2009). 3e Congrès de la Société de Philosophie des Sciences (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Russo, F. (member of programme committee) (2008 - 2025). Causality in the Sciences Conference Series (organising a conference, workshop, ...).

    2021

    • Kayzel, T. N. (2021). Prediction and predicament: Historicity, the state and socio-economic planning in the Netherlands, 1917–1999. [details]
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