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Call for Papers "Global Justice and Collective Responsibility" 2010 Workshop in Political Theory Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester (United Kingdom) 1-3 September 2010 __________________________________________________ In recent years we have seen a growing interest, both amongst philosophers and political theorists, in questions of collective responsibility. Discussions cover a range of issues: What is the nature of corporate agency? Can groups be held morally responsible for their actions? Could they be punished and, if so, what are the implications for the individual group members? Answers to these questions are of pertinent relevance to another major debate in contemporary political theory which concerns global justice, or the principles that should govern the distribution of primary goods at the global level: Are the primary holders of duties of global justice groups or individuals? What type of groups should be held collectively responsible for global injustices (states, multinational corporations, peoples, ethnic groups)? Can we ascribe responsibility for global injustices to groups which lack coordination mechanisms and formal decision-making procedures? Should groups like states be held collectively responsible for past wrongs which they have inflicted on other groups (e.g. colonialism)? And how should the responsibility of groups (states, nations, corporations) for global injustices pass on to their members? This workshop invites papers on these questions and other topics in collective responsibility and global justice. If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a 500 abstract to <[email protected]> by May 15, 2010. More details about the Workshops can be found in http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/polphil/news/article.php?id=343 Contact: Avia Pasternak British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Political Science School of Public Policy University College London 29/30 Tavistock Square London, WC1H 9QU United Kingdom Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
