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View article: Testing Citizenship
Testing Citizenship Open
Discussions about citizenship routinely overlook the increasingly regular use of citizenship tests in practice. This essay critically surveys why citizenship tests have arisen and the different models that are in use. It is argued that tho…
View article: A Critique of Von Hirsch's Censure Theory
A Critique of Von Hirsch's Censure Theory Open
Andreas von Hirsch's desert‐based censure theory defends an influential penal theory centred on blame and proportionality. This article critically examines this theory and identifies three key problems relating to its justification of puni…
View article: Identifying science-policy consensus regions of high biodiversity value and institutional recognition
Identifying science-policy consensus regions of high biodiversity value and institutional recognition Open
We retrieved 63 articles presenting prioritization maps (out of 5137 screened) and grouped these into three separate clusters based on their underlying methodology and input data, using Multivariate Component Analysis and Hierarchical Clus…
View article: Identifying science-policy consensus regions of high biodiversity value and institutional recognition
Identifying science-policy consensus regions of high biodiversity value and institutional recognition Open
We retrieved 63 articles presenting prioritization maps (out of 5137 screened) and grouped these into three separate clusters based on their underlying methodology and input data, using Multivariate Component Analysis and Hierarchical Clus…
View article: Punitive Restoration
Punitive Restoration Open
Restorative justice is highly promising as an effective approach to better support
\nvictims, reduce reoffending, and lower costs. The challenge it faces is a dual hurdle of limited
\napplicability and lack of public confidence. The issue …
View article: Are Capabilities Compatible with Political Liberalism? A Third Way
Are Capabilities Compatible with Political Liberalism? A Third Way Open
This article explores the relationship between capabilities and political liberalism. There are two views about how they might be compatible: Sen claims capabilities should be seen as a revision of primary goods while Nussbaum argues capab…
View article: Global Justice and the Role of Stakeholding
Global Justice and the Role of Stakeholding Open
Most research in global justice considers international distributive justice from a perspective of what duties, if any, affluent states have towards people in severe poverty. The debate usually focuses on whether positive or negative dutie…
View article: 'Introduction' to Climate Change Ethics for an Endangered World
'Introduction' to Climate Change Ethics for an Endangered World Open
Climate change confronts us with our most pressing challenges today. The global consensus is clear that human activity is mostly to blame for its harmful effects, but there is disagreement about what should be done. While no shortage of pr…
View article: Collective Responsibility for Severe Poverty
Collective Responsibility for Severe Poverty Open
Thomas Pogge has argued powerfully for the view that states which are responsible for severe poverty collectively share this responsibility. I claim that this rough equality of collective responsibility is not compelling. Relevant states m…
View article: More than Recognition
More than Recognition Open
Hegel’s project of reconciliation is central to his Philosophy of Right. This article argues that scholars have understood this project in one of two ways, as a form of rational reconciliation or a kind of endorsement. Each is incomplete a…
View article: Global Justice and Stakeholding
Global Justice and Stakeholding Open
The orthodox position in global justice is to consider questions about international distributive justice from a perspective of what duties, if any, affluent states have towards people in severe poverty. The debate has focused on whether p…