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Global Happiness Organization
Founded2007
FounderLudvig Lindström
FocusUtilitarianism
WebsiteOfficial Website

Global Happiness Organization (GHO) is an international non-profit organization, founded under the name "Charity International".[1] It is dedicated to the promotion of utilitarian ethics.[2] It was founded in 2007 by a team of Swedish academics, philosophers and animal welfare activists led by Ludvig Lindström. The purpose of the organization is to increase net happiness worldwide and to get a happiness agenda into mainstream politics. Its goal is to have politicians base their policy-making decisions on conclusions drawn from the latest scientific studies in order to create better conditions for a happier society and a happier world.[3]

From 2007 onwards,[4] the Global Happiness Organization has organized a Happiness Conference where the organization presents the latest happiness research, outlines its future agenda, and provides an arena for discussions both among its members and among international happiness researchers. Conference participants and speakers have included the Australian philosopher Peter Singer,[5][6] the Dutch Happiness researcher Ruut Veenhoven and the British philosopher David Pearce.[7]

The Global Happiness Organization's most recent conference was held in May 2009 at Malmö University.[8] [9]

References

  1. ^ "Charity International goes Global Happiness Organization". 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Constitution - Charity International" (PDF). Charity International. 30 November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Global Happiness Organization". Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Varför en lyckokonferens?" (PDF) (in Swedish). City Göteborg. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Happiness Conference 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden". Charity International. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Lyckoindex kan komplettera BNP i svensk politik" (in Swedish). Webfinanser. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  7. ^ "The English philosopher David Pearce participates in unique happiness conference". M2 Presswire. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Så vill han göra oss lyckligare" (PDF) (in Swedish). metro. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Pengar är inte lycka" (in Swedish). city. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.

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