We are glad to introduce James J. Hughes, PhD as one of our notable speakers for Online Winter School – Bioethics in the New World Order, December 14-19, 2026.

NEW WORLD DISORDER – BIOETHICS AND THE MORAL CASE FOR POST-NATIONALISM

ABSTRACT

This talk will focus on our post-national world, where state sovereignty is increasingly fragmented and the liberal world order fraying. Bioethicists have a moral obligation to develop transnational governance prioritizing human rights, justice, and shared responsibility.

BIO

Dr. James J. Hughes is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET), learn more here. He is a bioethicist, sociologist, and author of Citizen Cyborg and Cyborg Buddha. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago, and has taught bioethics, health policy, and future studies.

His work focuses on democratic transhumanism, radical human enhancement, and the political implications of emerging technologies.