What do we owe the victims of exploitation?
In this post, Erik Malmqvist and András Szigeti discuss their recent article in Journal of Applied Philosophy on the remedial duties arising from exploitation. We tend to think that exploiting people...
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UK General Election 2019: Spare a Thought for the Badgers
Every election has winners and losers, and this one is no different. These are, however, particularly turbulent times, and while the message of “getting Brexit done” appears to have chimed with many...
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Conference Announcement: Ethics in a Global Environment
The Centre for the Study of Global Ethics is pleased to announce its Sixth Annual Conference on 28 and 29 May 2020. Call for Papers We welcome abstract submissions addressing the central theme Ethics...
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Happy Holidays!
Justice Everywhere is taking a short winter nap at the moment. We wish you happy holidays and a fresh and bright New Year! But we will already be back next week – And how! Next week, we will...
View ArticleIntroducing: Beyond the ivory tower
Most of us believe that the questions of political theory are not merely academic, in either sense of the word. We may be partly motivated by philosophical curiosity, seeking knowledge for knowledge’s...
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An Interview with Baroness Onora O’Neill (Beyond the Ivory Tower series)
Aveek Bhattacharya and Fay Niker recently interviewed Baroness Onora O’Neill, asking her about her wide-ranging experiences combining being a professor of philosophy and a member of the House of Lords...
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Feminism for Working-Class Women Is the Best Feminism
This extended post is a response to a recent Boston Review article by Gina Schouten, called “‘Flexible’ Family Leave is Lousy Feminism”. This must be one of the most animated debates amongst feminists:...
View ArticleWas the Killing of General Soleimani Justified? An Ethical Analysis
This post is co-written with Anh Le (University of Manchester) The killing of General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s Quds force, has, once again, ignited the debate surrounding the practice of...
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No more victims: Machismo and gender violence in Latin America advertising
In this guest post, Marta Mensa writes on machismo culture and gender violence in Latin America, and argues that advertisements for social campaigns against gender violence should be carefully...
View ArticleWhy citizens should choose which refugees to admit to their states
In this post, Patti Lenard discusses her recent article in Journal of Applied Philosophy on the ethics of citizen selection of refugees. The situation for refugees world-wide is persistently...
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An Interview with Marc Stears (Beyond the Ivory Tower series)
This is the second interview in our Beyond the Ivory Tower series, following Onora O’Neill. Back in November, Aveek Bhattacharya spoke to Marc Stears about his experiences in politics, focusing on his...
View ArticleAgainst Pharmaceutical Libertarians
In this post, David Teira discusses his recent article in Journal of Applied Philosophy defending pharmaceutical paternalism. On January 11, 2020 The New York Times (NYT) published an opinion piece by...
View ArticleCan we solve the dilemma between pursuing personal projects and the demands...
Morality is hard work. It’s not easy to make sure our actions do not negatively affect other beings in this universe or to do good to them. How can we carve out some space for the pursuit of personal...
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The Capitalist Cage: Rethinking Structural Domination in the Market
In this post, Nicholas Vrousalis discusses his recent article in Journal of Applied Philosophy on structural domination and collective agency. In his 1938 film The Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir depicts...
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Climate Change, Family Size, and Upbringing
In this post, Fay Niker interviews Dr Elizabeth Cripps (University of Edinburgh) about her recent work at the intersection of two themes we write about a lot on Justice Everywhere, namely, climate...
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To Strike or Disrupt? (take 2)
In November and December 2019, members of the University and College Union (UCU) – the trade union that represents many academics and other university staff in the UK – went on strike. On that...
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UCU Strike Meets Jus ad Bellum
Today, thousands of academic and professional support staff from 74 universities will begin a rolling 14-day strike action over a four-week period. This will be the largest industrial action ever taken...
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An Interview with Jonathan Wolff (Beyond the Ivory Tower Series)
This is the third interview in our Beyond the Ivory Tower series (previous interviewees: Onora O’Neill and Marc Stears). Back in December, Diana Popescu spoke to Jonathan Wolff about his experience...
View ArticleIndigenous Immigrant Identities and Epistemic Injustice
In this post, Amy Reed-Sandoval discusses her recent article in Journal of Applied Philosophy on settler-state borders and indigenous identity. Indigenous philosophies of the Americas provide epistemic...
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Should Parties Be Democratic?
Should political parties organize their internal affairs in a (more) democratic way? By this, I do not mean merely allowing party members to select candidates for a presidential election or to elect...
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