A5048326971- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- International Development and Aid
- Human Rights and Development
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Ethics in medical practice
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Risk Perception and Management
- Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Environmental law and policy
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Community Development and Social Impact
- History of Science and Medicine
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Utrecht University
2015-2024
University of Warwick
2018-2023
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
2022
Wageningen University & Research
2018-2020
The ability to be treated equally as a knower has in recent years become increasingly recognized an important aspect of justice within social and political philosophy. Unfair unjust communicative structures, institutions, practices have the potential reproduce further exacerbate existing socioeconomic inequalities injustices. Epistemic injustice is idea that we can unfairly discriminated against our capacity based on prejudices about speaker, such gender, background, ethnicity, race,...
As experts predict that at least some irreversible climate change will occur with potentially disastrous effects on the lives and well-being of vulnerable communities around world, it is paramount to ensure these are resilient have adaptive capacity withstand consequences. Adaptation resilience planning present several ethical issues need be resolved if we achieve successful adaptation change. In this paper, six core discussions should an integral part planning: (i) Where does 'justice'...
A key task within the capability approach is selection of relevant capabilities. The question how to select capabilities has divided theorists into two camps: those who argue that it a philosophical and matter for public. In this paper, I distinction between philosophy democracy counterproductive operationalization approach. On one hand, proponents position overestimate need theorizing when selecting other democratic positions can benefit from addressing issues raised by philosophers....
Abstract Indigenous peoples are disproportionally vulnerable to climate change. At the same time, they possess valuable knowledge for fair and sustainable adaptation planning policymaking. Yet knowledges often excluded from or underrepresented within plans policies. In this paper we ask whether concept of epistemic injustice can be applied context underrepresentation policies strategies. recent years, has gained prominence, indicating that someone been unfairly discriminated against in their...
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented disruption of food systems worldwide, with most governments taking severe containment measures to curb the spread. This resulted in unpredicted negative impacts agri-food supply chains coupled price inflations. Ultimately, this affected security and urban livelihoods for households, who are dependent on markets supply. study examined implications prices commodities supplies conducted through structured interviews. A review secondary data was also...
Indigenous peoples, who depend on their environment for livelihoods and are often subject to poverty socio-economic marginalization, some of the most vulnerable climate change. While rights peoples recognized internationally, these not translated into adaptation responses. Using insights from theories environmental justice in case Uganda's Batwa community, we assess how justice-related factors impact adaptive capacities whether incorporated design implementation Our findings reveal a...
Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change has over the past decade repeatedly warned that we are heading towards inevitable and irreversible climate change, which will negatively affect lives, livelihoods, well-being of millions people around world, both at present in future. In fact, many people, especially vulnerable marginalized communities low- middle-income countries, already live with effects change their daily lives. While adaptation – along mitigation compensation loss...
Abstract In this paper I offer a normative account of development expertise. Although extending expertise beyond the traditional experts to include local stakeholders, aims delimit legitimate forms label view third wave Third is distinguished from both technocratic and social constructivist views particular, discuss notions contributory interactional Contributory denotes extent which group agents possesses (tacit, embodied, or explicit) knowledge can make significant contribution...
Food and nutrition insecurity continue to risk the lives wellbeing of millions people throughout world today. Further, food are still major challenges in Kenya have triggered adoption a number modern biotechnologies for agricultural transformation. Consequently, many technologies been approved secure sustainable access people. This study investigated perceptions implementation two addressing Kenya, namely, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) use antibiotics livestock production. In...
Integrating local knowledge about environmental and socioeconomic circumstances is necessary in order for development efforts to be responsive realities needs. However, knowledge-integration planning not a straightforward process. Drawing on philosophical theory, this paper, I identify discuss four challenges integration how they can overcome. First, practical refer the many feasibility constraints that limit inclusion of communities, including lack time financial resources as well...
Abstract Extreme impacts from climate change are already being felt around the world. The policy choices that we make now will affect not only how high global temperatures rise but also well-equipped future economies and infrastructures to cope with these changes. interests of generations must therefore be central practice. This raises questions: Who should represent respect change? And according which criteria judge whether a particular candidate would an appropriate representative for...
Sen has famously defined the notion of capabilities as doings and beings that we 'have reason to value,' which is still widely regarded within capability literature correct or only definition concept capabilities. In this paper, I argue theorists should abandon Sen's because it suffers from two issues - namely, procedure-dependence value-ladeness make unsuitable encompass many different applications approach terminology. contrast, be minimally 'the real freedom achieve certain beings'. This...
Abstract Within healthcare ethics and public health ethics, it has been the custom that medical interventions should adhere to principle of least restrictive means . This holds measures interfere with autonomous freedom individuals possible or necessary extent. paper contributes discussion on how best conceptualize what counts as means. I argue we adopt a novel, qualitative interpretation Based multidimensional framework capability approach, be measured in terms whether restricts certain...
In day-to-day life, we are continuously exposed to different kinds of risk. Unfortunately, avoiding risk can often come at societal or individual costs. Hence, an important task within management is deciding how much it be justified expose members society x in order avoid and costs y – vice versa. We refer this as the setting acceptable threshold. Judging whether a threshold requires normative reasoning about what levels exposure that permissible. One such prominent theory utilitarianism....
Recently, the world has experienced severe food insecurity problems with most countries having inadequate access to affordable, nutritious and safe foods. Consequently, many innovations technologies have been approved secure sustainable for millions of people. This study investigated implementation two address insecurity, namely genetically modified foods (GMOs) use antibiotics in crops animal production. In particular, explored how their can be governed responsibly through legislation....
Recent years have seen a shift in focus from research that asks how adaptation to climate change can be achieved, fair and equitable reflecting broader turn the literature towards pathways for just transitions face of crisis. This paper introduces Multi-Dimensional Injustice Framework (MDIF) as normative framework understanding, articulating, tackling issues justice fairness complex development challenges such adaptation. The MDIF provides set indicators identify distributive procedural...