Sigri M. Gaïni

Sigri M. Gaïni´s main research interest lies within the field of political philosophy. Some of the topics in which she has engaged the most are: freedom of speech, hate speech, 'cancel culture', and hate speech legislation. Other topics of interest include democracy, ethics, multiculturalism and universalism/moral relativism.

Sigri M. Gaïni holds a PhD in political philosophy from Roskilde University and the University of the Faroe Islands. Her thesis is about freedom of speech, and whether there should be laws against hate speech. Sigri is a full time lecturer at the Faculty of Education at the University of the Faroe Islands where she teaches Ethics and Philosophy of Science. She is also a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Social Science, where she teaches social science.

Sigri has been an active participant in the public debate, both in the Faroe Islands and in Denmark, for a number of years. She has published many feature and debate articles in Danish and Faroese newspapers – most of them on contemporary topics, from a political-philosophical perspective. She has also had her own blog series, Gaïni um, on political philosophy in the Faroese newspaper, Dimmalætting (2022) and she has hosted a radio series about research, Gaïni &, for the Faroese public service broadcaster, KVF.

Sigri M. Gaïni has since 2014 taught on a number of courses in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of History and Social Science at the University of the Faroe Islands. She has, inter alia, taught Philosophy of Science, Sociology, Ancient Greek Democracy, Ethics, and Freedom of Speech (Human Rights).

Selected publications:

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Politisk opportunisme truer vores demokratiske frihed", Kronik, Jyllands-Posten, 2024. Link: https://jyllands-posten.dk/debat/kronik/ECE17305903/politisk-opportunisme-truer-vores-demokratiske-frihed/

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Vi nedbryder vores demokratier ved at forkaste oplysningsidealerne - og Trump er resultatet", Kronik, Jyllands-Posten, 2024. Link: https://jyllands-posten.dk/debat/kronik/ECE16838957/vi-nedbryder-vores-demokratier-ved-at-forkaste-oplysningsidealerne-og-trump-er-resultatet/

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Democratic Formation as the Response to a Growing Cancel Culture", ATHENA - Critical Inquiries in Law, Philosophy and Globalization, 2023. Link: https://athena.unibo.it/article/view/15769

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Universities and other Institutions - not Hate Speech Laws - are a threat to Freedom of Political Speech", Etikk i Praksis, 2022. Link: https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/etikk_i_praksis/article/view/4826/4466

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Ondskabens banalitet i form af politisk opportunisme", Kronik, Weekendavisen, 2023. Link: https://www.weekendavisen.dk/2023-47/opinion/ondskabens-banalitet

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Ytringsfriheden er presset af en moderne mangel på tolerance", Kronik, Kristeligt Dagblad, 2023. Link: https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/debat/ytringsfriheden-er-presset-af-en-moderne-mangel-paa-tolerance

Gaïni, Sigri M. "The Individual Consequences of Hate Speech - A Comparison of Defamation and Hate Speech/Group Libel", Sofia Philosophical Review, 2022. Link: https://sphr-bg.org/16/128/472.html

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Nytteetikkens udbredelse korrumperer vores samfund", Kronik, Kristeligt Dagblad 2023. Link: https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/debat/nytteetikkens-udbredelse-korrumperer-vores-samfund

Gaïni, Sigri M. "GAINI UM: 12 bloggar um politiska filosofi", Sprotin, 2022. Link: https://sprotin.fo/products/1070/gaini-um-12-bloggar-um-politiska-filosofi?_l=fo

Gaïni, Sigri M. "At kritisere magtinstanser er kernen i vores ytringsfrihed", Jyllands-Posten, 2023. Link: https://jyllands-posten.dk/debat/breve/ECE16384637/at-kritisere-magtinstanser-er-selve-kernen-i-vores-ytringsfrihed/

Gaïni, Sigri M. "Demokratiet lider når politiske holdninger bliver afvist som hadtale", Kronik, Kristeligt Dagblad, 2023. Link:  https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/debat/politiske-holdninger-bliver-kaldt-hadtale

Sigri M. Gaïni has published four collections of poems in Faroese - one of them, "2002 Nætur", for which she received the Faroese literacy prize, "Bókmentavirðisløn M.A. Jakobsens" in 2004.