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View article: The ethics of AI-assisted digital phenotyping in adolescent mental health: a framework for informed consent and trust
The ethics of AI-assisted digital phenotyping in adolescent mental health: a framework for informed consent and trust Open
The rapid advancement of digital technologies, particularly AI-assisted digital phenotyping, offers transformative potential for adolescent mental health care. Digital phenotyping facilitates continuous monitoring of behavior and physiolog…
View article: The time of recognition: a time-critical theory of social misrecognition in welfare societies
The time of recognition: a time-critical theory of social misrecognition in welfare societies Open
This paper analyzes recognition as a temporal phenomenon. It seeks to better understand how the temporality of recognition—that is, when it is demanded, received, and given, and for how long—is structured in modern societies, and what the …
View article: Children’s right to participate in child and youth welfare
Children’s right to participate in child and youth welfare Open
The participation of children and adolescents in child and youth welfare is recognized as a fundamental element in promoting autonomy and children’s rights. Despite legal and ethical foundations, particularly Article 12 of the UN Conventio…
View article: The Capability Approach as a Normative Foundation for Social Work with Socially Disadvantaged Children and Youth
The Capability Approach as a Normative Foundation for Social Work with Socially Disadvantaged Children and Youth Open
The capability approach, shaped by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, offers an innovative normative framework for social work with disadvantaged children and adolescents. Unlike purely resource- or income-oriented approaches, it asks what r…
View article: Gender-Sensitive Sex Education for Boys*
Gender-Sensitive Sex Education for Boys* Open
Sex education goes far beyond merely conveying biological facts; it encompasses the psychological, social, and cultural aspects of sexuality. A gender-sensitive approach to sex education for boys* aims to address their specific needs and c…
View article: The Vulnerability and Injustices Faced by Young Carers in Developed Societies
The Vulnerability and Injustices Faced by Young Carers in Developed Societies Open
Around 2–8% of children and adolescents in developed societies are young carers, who provide care for ill, disabled, or addicted family members. This paper investigates the vulnerability and multidimensional injustices faced by young carer…
View article: Children as co-researchers. Epistemological, methodological and ethical challenges
Children as co-researchers. Epistemological, methodological and ethical challenges Open
This paper explores the involvement of children as co-researchers, tackling core issues in epistemology, methodology, and ethics. It represents a shift in childhood studies, moving away from adult-centered views to recognize children as ac…
View article: Honneth’s Theory of Recognition and Material Poverty
Honneth’s Theory of Recognition and Material Poverty Open
This paper explores the intersection of poverty and recognition theory, grounded in Axel Honneth’s framework, to offer a novel perspective on poverty as a multifaceted social phenomenon. It argues that poverty should be understood not only…
View article: Unrequited Love, Flirting and Non-Moral Resentment
Unrequited Love, Flirting and Non-Moral Resentment Open
Ulrika Carlsson has argued that it its justified to harbor non-moral resentment towards a person with whom one is unrequitedly in love. Anca Gheaus has rejected this with convincing arguments. This text explores the question of whether Ghe…
View article: Global poverty and the collective responsibility of adolescents
Global poverty and the collective responsibility of adolescents Open
Adolescents as agents of global justice have so far played no role in philosophy. They are not taken seriously as active subjects, instead mostly only as passive objects in need of support and guidance from adults. However, adolescents are…
View article: What is a Good Childhood?
What is a Good Childhood? Open
This book deals with the question of what is a good life for children. It argues that a good childhood is one in which:- a child is sufficiently provided with all the goods it needs to develop into an autonomous person- a child is sufficie…
View article: A Personal-Ethical Reflection on the Training for Foster Parents in Austria
A Personal-Ethical Reflection on the Training for Foster Parents in Austria Open
In Austria, foster parents are screened and selected by local child and youth welfare services, and then they are required to complete several weeks of training. This essay is a personal reflection on this training, which I completed with …
View article: Recognition, Suffering and Refugees
Recognition, Suffering and Refugees Open
Based on Honneth's distinction of recognition in love, respect and social esteem, the social suffering of refugees is criticized in this contribution as an experience of disrespect. In the first part, I will address the fact that moral cla…
View article: What Kind of Functionings Matter for Global Justice for Children?
What Kind of Functionings Matter for Global Justice for Children? Open
In this paper I am interested in the ‘currency of justice’ question, which is important for a theory of global justice for children, based within the capability approach. My paper is structured in three parts. In the first part I will exam…
View article: 8. Mandatory Value Courses for Refugees – are they justified?
8. Mandatory Value Courses for Refugees – are they justified? Open
The volume addresses two concepts underexplored in migration ethics: political stability and solidarity. In his introductory article, Michael Blake argues that the Rawlsian notion of public reason cannot address threats to stability arisin…
View article: Toleration and the Challenges to Liberalism
Toleration and the Challenges to Liberalism Open
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers some historical and theoretical reflections on the relationship between liberalism and toleration. It focuses on …
View article: Recognition, misrecognition and justice
Recognition, misrecognition and justice Open
My critical engagement with David Ingram’s book ‘World Crisis and Underdevelopment’ is divided into three parts. In the first part I will explore how experiences of misreognition are related to experiences of injustice. In the second part …
View article: Global justice and childhood: introduction
Global justice and childhood: introduction Open
This brief introduction frames a guest-edited collection of eleven contributed articles in the Journal of Global Ethics focused on global justice and childhood. On a general level, there is widespread consensus that there is a strong need …
View article: Should states prioritize child refugees?
Should states prioritize child refugees? Open
In this paper I am interested in the question of whether and why states should prioritize child refugees over adult refugees in cases where they are not able to grant refuge to all those who are entitled to it. In particular I discuss thre…
View article: Religion and poverty
Religion and poverty Open
Religion and poverty are two of the world’s most enduring social and cultural phenomena. They have a long and eventful history, and are not separate from one another, but closely interrelated: on the one hand, there is a long tradition of …
View article: Ethics, Poverty and Children’s Vulnerability
Ethics, Poverty and Children’s Vulnerability Open
This paper is concerned with child poverty from an ethical perspective and applies the normative concept of vulnerability for this purpose. The first part of the paper will briefly outline children's particular vulnerability and distinguis…
View article: Poverty and the Political Powerlessness of Children
Poverty and the Political Powerlessness of Children Open
Children are affected by poverty more often than adults, and growing up in
poverty has severe and long-lasting negative consequences for a child’s well-being. However,
children are also in a very weak position, both to escape poverty on …
View article: The duty to bring children living in conflict zones to a safe haven
The duty to bring children living in conflict zones to a safe haven Open
In this paper, I will discuss a children's rights-based argument for the duty of states, as a joint effort, to establish an effective program to help bring children out of conflict zones, such as parts of Syria, and to a safe haven. Childr…
View article: "Poor Fat Kids": Social Justice at the Intersection of Obesity and Poverty in Childhood
"Poor Fat Kids": Social Justice at the Intersection of Obesity and Poverty in Childhood Open
Obesity and poverty in childhood are widely studied phenomena and despite mixed results, some findings are without doubt: they come with various experiences of mental, physical and social harm, have therefore negative effects on the well-b…
View article: Girlhood and Ethics
Girlhood and Ethics Open
Our concern is with the ethical issues related to girlhood and bodily integrity—the right to be free from physical harm and harassment and to experience freedom and security in relation to the body. We defend agency, positive self-relation…