We are starting a new series on Republicanism. This is the first episode looking at the revival of republicanism in contemporary political philosophy.
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Would you save a drowning child? Of course you would, but does this mean you need to give away all your disposable income? We look at Peter Singer’s drowning child thought experiment.
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I was on The Philosopher’s Zone with David Rutledge to discuss the ethics of philanthropy in the face of billionaires playing an increasingly important role in international politics. It was good fun!
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New research! I’m happy to announce that International Affairs has published my article on the influence of the Gates Foundation on global health. It argues that transnational philanthropy has a problem of justice, despite good intentions, because it possess uncontrolled power over the human rights of millions of people.
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Right so it’s the fourth video of the Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance series and I’m talking about when one can act on the right to resistance.
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Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance is now available in paperback with a further discount until the end of November 2021.
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On 4 January 2011, Mohamed Bouazizi died from injuries he incurred by setting himself on fire in protest against the confiscation of his wares by the police. His death set in motion the Arab Spring across North Africa and the Middle East. Ten years later the politics of protest have not disappeared.
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Although Europe’s migrant crisis has abated, the politics and ethics of human migration remain one of the most contested issues today.
Today we will give you the City View on the politics of migration.
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It seems unthinkable, but an American president is threatening the peaceful transfer of power – the cornerstone of any democracy. It seems inevitable that he will go, but then America will be forced to deal with the question: what to do with former President Trump?
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I’m very please to see that my book Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance has been reviewed by Elizabeth Kahn in Ethics & International Affairs. It is the first time any of my work has been publicly reviewed and I’m very grateful for such a generous examination of my work. If you are curious about the book, read the review.
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Should people protest during a pandemic? My latest post for fifteeneightyfour argues that the risks posed by COVID-19 are not distinct, in a morally relevant sense, from the risks faced by previous generations of protestors who fought white supremacy.
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The genuine threat to liberty exposed by the coronavirus pandemic is that some of those who hold power believe that they ought to be above the law, above scrutiny, and above accountability. The actions of Trump, Johnson and Cummings may delight their base, but their supporters should bear in mind that a favoured slave is no less a slave.
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The coronavirus pandemic has produced a surge in philanthropic giving from some of the world’s wealthiest people. It is not surprising that they have enjoyed widespread praise and acclaim.
Indeed, it is well deserved. But the situation also illustrates a profound imbalance in society
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I’ve written a short piece on the ethics of resisting injustice for Aeon. The idea for it came as I was walking through London during the Extinction Rebellion protests. It is a cause that I felt a lot of sympathy, but didn’t join the active protest. The question that this raised was what do I owe these people who are resisting injustice. The answer it turns out was a lot of nothing.
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In December Cambridge University Press published my first book Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance. If you are interested in reading more the first ten pages of the book are available to everyone via this post.
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International trade reduced, global supply chains cut off, imports interrupted: globalisation is going backwards thanks to coronavirus. But in an age of trade wars and nationalism, could this be a taste of things to come?
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The threat of 'illegal economic immigrants' is often at the core of populist and alt-right politics in the West. Indeed, many otherwise liberal persons view these people as 'queue-jumpers' who ought to be sent to the back of the line. In this blog for Cambridge University Press I make the case for illegal immigration.
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Caroline Flint has alleged that Emily Thornberry blamed the Johnson’s triumph on the ‘stupidity’ of voters. Thornberry denies this and has begun legal action against Flint, but behind closed doors many people may think that democracy has a problem: it gives too much power to the stupid, ignorant, and misinformed. They just don’t have the stomach to publicly challenge the foundational belief that democracy is the cornerstone of a well-ordered state. Is this true?
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My new book Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance is now available for pre-order at Cambridge University Press, Amazon, and other on-line retailers.
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The Cambridge University Press page for Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance, my forthcoming book, is now live.
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