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Political Responsibility Refocused

Thinking Justice after Iris Marion Young

edited by Genevieve Fuji Johnson & Loralea Michaelis

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2013
Category
General, Commentary & Opinion, Political
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442646452
    Publish Date
    Sep 2013
    List Price
    $76.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442614420
    Publish Date
    Sep 2013
    List Price
    $38.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442665774
    Publish Date
    Oct 2013
    List Price
    $28.95

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In our highly globalized and networked society, even our most seemingly local actions can have far-reaching social, political, economic, and environmental consequences. Has this changed our moral and political obligations towards people distant from us in space and time – for instance, to generations who are not yet or no longer living, or towards those beyond the borders of our own nations?

Political Responsibility Refocused explores the theoretical foundations and practical implications of individual and collective responsibility towards those who are spatially or temporally separate from us. These essays offer critical assessments of our political responsibilities on topics such as residential schools, sweatshop labour, climate change, and forms of energy generation. Inspired by the final published writings of political and social theorist Iris Marion Young, specifically her outline of a “social connection model” of political responsibility, the contributors assess whether there are practices, policies, and institutions that could meaningfully address these expanded political responsibilities.

About the authors

Genevieve Fuji Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University.

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Loralea Michaelis is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Mount Allison University.

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