A5050850745- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Critical Theory and Philosophy
- Economic and Social Issues
- Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Environmental law and policy
- Political Theory and Influence
- Economic Theory and Institutions
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Free Will and Agency
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Property Rights and Legal Doctrine
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
- Risk Perception and Management
University of Potsdam
2021-2024
Queen's University Belfast
2008-2018
University of Graz
2016
University of Zurich
2011-2012
The Anthropocene signifies the start of a no-analogue trajectory Earth system that is fundamentally different from Holocene. This new characterized by rising risks triggering irreversible and unmanageable shifts in functioning. We urgently need global approach to safeguard critical regulating functions more effectively comprehensively. commons framework closest example an existing with aim governing biophysical systems on upon which world collectively depends. Derived during stable Holocene...
Abstract Cities and other human settlements are major contributors to climate change highly vulnerable its impacts. They also uniquely positioned reduce greenhouse gas emissions lead adaptation efforts. These compound challenges opportunities require a comprehensive perspective on the public policy of settlements. Drawing core literature that has driven debate around cities over recent decades, we put forward set boundary objects can be applied connect knowledge epistemic communities support...
The national resource privilege, which holds that states are allowed to control all the natural resources found in their territory, is a cornerstone of international politics. Supporters privilege claim without would fail be sovereign and self-determining entities provide for needs citizens. However, as this paper shows case not simple that. In fact, over must carefully unpacked. Doing so do require full territory order sovereign. Moreover, sovereignty self-determination come with set...
Need-claims are ubiquitous within moral and political theory. However, need-based theories often criticized for being too narrow in scope focused on the material preconditions leading a decent life grounding substantial theory of social justice. The aim this paper is threefold. Firstly, it will investigate nature needs by analysing existing conceptualizations idea needs. In so doing, we get better understanding needs, which help us to carve out importance singularity basic need claims....
The republican ideal of freedom as non-domination stresses the importance certain social relationships for a person's freedom, showing that is social-relational state. While idea receives lot attention in literature, theorists say surprisingly little about equality. My aim this paper therefore to carve out contours conception In so doing, I argue accounts equality share significant normative overlap with 'social equality'. However, closer analysis Philip Pettit's account 'expressive...
Existing climate change mitigation policies are particularly concerned with the reconciliation of two seemingly conflicting aims: environmental protection and economic efficiency. The normative principles underlying these meanwhile focus on central ideas: fair burden-sharing agents' responsibility. However, both existing policy instruments their supporting philosophical highly problematic in terms intergenerational justice truly effective mitigation. Three competing conceptions for...
Justified scepticism about distant bureaucracies and transactional politics mutated into a wholesale retreat from the state on left – but to create just egalitarian society, say Emily McTernan, Martin O'Neill, Christian Schemmel Fabian Schuppert , we need powerful, democratic ‘big state’.
Abstract In the presence of anthropogenic climate change, gross environmental degradation, and mass abject poverty, many political theorists currently debate issues such as people's right to water, food, distribution rights natural resources more generally. However, thus far either focus (somewhat arbitrarily) only on one particular resource (e.g. water) or they treat all alike, meaning that relevant distinctions within group are overlooked. Hence, paper will start with an analysis various...
It is often assumed that in order to avoid the most severe consequences of global anthropogenic climate change we have preserve our existing carbon sinks, such as for instance tropical forests. Global sink conservation raises a host normative issues, though, since it debatable who should pay costs conservation, has duty protect which and how far conserve one's sinks actually extends, especially if conflicts with other duties one might have. According some, forested states like Ecuador their...
Abstract The aim of this paper is to link empirical findings concerning environmental inequalities with different normative yard-sticks for assessing whether these should be deemed unjust, or not. We argue that such an inquiry must necessarily take into account some caveats regarding both research and theory. suggest results contextualised by establishing geographies risk. As a yard-stick we propose moderately demanding social-egalitarian justice democratic citizenship, which best suited...
Empirical research shows the significant negative effects inequality has on aspects such as public health, vulnerability to violence, and social trust. While majority of researchers agree that there exist specific determinants health (SDH) well a distinct gradient in (SGH), is wide disagreement both over what exact causal relationship between inequalities is, adequate policy responses especially SGH are. For policy-oriented theorists, question arises which (if any) normative implications...
When it comes to assessing the deontic status of acts and policies in context risk uncertainty, moral theories are often at a loss. In this paper we hope show that employing multi-dimensional consequentialist framework provides ethical guidance for decision-making complex situations. The starts by briefly rehearsing responses issue risk, as well their shortcomings. We then go on present our own proposal based three dimensions: wellbeing, fairness probability. last section apply approach...
The aim of this article is to combine Pettit’s account(s) freedom, both his work on discursive control and non-domination, with Pippin’s Brandom’s reinterpretation Hegelian rational agency the role recognition theory within it. benefits combining these two theories lie, as hopes show, in three findings: first, re-examining spirit Brandom Pippin combination views freedom shows clearly why which way a account can ground an attractive socio-political freedom; second, reconciling non-domination...