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Egalitarianism and the Great Recession: A Tale of Missed Connections? (2017)
Journal Article
Maffettone, P. (2018). Egalitarianism and the Great Recession: A Tale of Missed Connections?. Res Publica, 24(2), 237-256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-016-9349-7

The main aim of this paper is to act as a corrective to the comparatively deafening silence of egalitarian political philosophy’s response to the Great Recession. The paper thus provides an accessible analysis of a new strand of empirical research in... Read More about Egalitarianism and the Great Recession: A Tale of Missed Connections?.

Rectification of Racial Discrimination during WWII: the Case of Restitution Laws in Serbia (2017)
Journal Article
Davidovic, M. (2017). Rectification of Racial Discrimination during WWII: the Case of Restitution Laws in Serbia. Contemporary Southeastern Europe, 4(1), 105-118

Restitution for the mostly Jewish property and assets that were confiscated by the Nazis during World War II (WWII) in various European states has been a highly debated issue ever since the end of the war. Countries that adhered to the ideas of commu... Read More about Rectification of Racial Discrimination during WWII: the Case of Restitution Laws in Serbia.

Rawls’ Duty of Assistance: A Defence and Re-Elaboration (2017)
Journal Article
Maffettone, P. (2017). Rawls’ Duty of Assistance: A Defence and Re-Elaboration. Etica & politica, XIX(I), 353-376

This paper examines Rawls’ duty of assistance (DOA). It argues that some of the major criticisms that have been levelled against the DOA are based on a mischaracterisation of Rawls’ position in ‘LP’. The paper also argues that what many of Rawls’ cri... Read More about Rawls’ Duty of Assistance: A Defence and Re-Elaboration.

Fighting Global Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: The Role of the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) (2017)
Journal Article
Cheung, G. C. (2017). Fighting Global Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: The Role of the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). China's world, 2(1), 39-51

Global inequality is growing and the issue of tax havens for the super-rich has come to the fore, not least in China. This can be seen as a failure of globalisation. China could play a major role in reducing inequality and at the same time improving... Read More about Fighting Global Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: The Role of the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs).

Capabilities for All? From Capabilities to Function, to Capabilities to Control (2017)
Journal Article
Begon, J. (2017). Capabilities for All? From Capabilities to Function, to Capabilities to Control. Social Theory and Practice, 43(1), 154-179. https://doi.org/10.5840/soctheorpract20174317

The capability approach aims to ensure that all individuals are able to form and pursue their own conception of the good, whilst the state remains neutral between them, and has done much to include oppressed and marginalized groups. Liberal neutralit... Read More about Capabilities for All? From Capabilities to Function, to Capabilities to Control.

Marginalisation, Young People in the South and East Mediterranean and Policy (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Calder, M., MacDonald, R., Mikhael, D., Murphy, E. C., & Phoenix, J. (in press). Marginalisation, Young People in the South and East Mediterranean and Policy

This document is the report for Work Package 7 (WP7) of the EU-funded project Power2Youth (P2Y). WP7 provides an overview of the key policy messages for the EU that arise from the research conducted as part of Work Packages 1–6. These key messages ar... Read More about Marginalisation, Young People in the South and East Mediterranean and Policy.