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7th Social Justice Theory Workshop


Date & time
Thursday, June 8, 2023 –
Friday, June 9, 2023 (all day)
Speaker(s)

  • Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria)
  • Pablo Gilabert (Concordia University)
  • Jan Kandiyali (Durham University)
  • Martin O’Neill (University of York)
  • Avia Pasternak (University of Toronto)
  • Sabine Tsuruda (Queen’s University)
  • Åsbjørn Melkevik (Queen’s University)
  • Louis-Philippe Hodgson (York University)
  • Will Roberts (McGill University)
  • Eleni Schirmer (Concordia University)
  • Sylvie Loriaux (Université Laval)
  • Denise Celentano (Université de Montréal)
  • Cost

    This event is free

    Organization

    Social Justice Centre

    Where

    J.W. McConnell Building
    1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
    Friends of the Library Room

    Room LB-362 Seminar Room

    Wheel chair accessible

    Yes

    The aim of the Social Justice Theory Workshop is to enable sustained exploration in the theory of social justice. It addresses topics such as the articulation of ideals and principles of economic, political, gender, race, environmental, and cultural justice; the critique of inequality, domination, exploitation, and alienation; and the illumination of political institutions, practices and processes of transformation that might foster progressive change.

    Workshop papers will be pre-circulated, and participation implies a commitment to reading the papers in advance.

    The workshop will be in person. Places are limited. If you would like to participate, please send your name to Christiane Bailey (sjc@concordia.ca) by May 1, 2023. 

    The workshop will take place in the seminar room of the Library Building (LB-362) and the food will be served in the adjacent Friends of the Library Room (LB-361).

    Program

    9:00

    Welcome (Thursday June 8) - Coffee and Food Room LB-361

    9:15

    Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria): “The climate risks of unconditional broad money”

    Commentator: Åsbjørn Melkevik (Queen’s University)

    10:30

    Break

    10:45

    Louis-Philippe Hodgson (York University): "Parental Justice: A Rawlsian Proposal"

    Commentator: Pablo Gilabert (Concordia University) 

    12:00

    Lunch

    13:30

    Sabine Tsuruda (Queen’s University): “Collective Bargaining and Workers’ Freedom of Contract”

    Commentator: Denise Celentano (Université de Montréal) 

    14:45

    Break

    15:00

    Jan Kandiyali (Durham University): “What Makes Communism Possible? The Self-Realisation Interpretation”

    Commentator: Will Roberts (McGill University) 

    18:30

    Dinner (speakers and commentators) LOV (1232 Rue de la Montagne, Montréal)

    9:30

    Welcome (Friday June 9)

    9:45

    Martin O’Neill (University of York): “The Special Significance of Equality of Opportunity”

    Commentator: Eleni Schirmer (Concordia University) 

    11:00

    Break

    11:15

    Avia Pasternak (University of Toronto): “The Moral Seriousness of Harm to Police Officers During Violent Protests”

    Commentator: Sylvie Loriaux (Université Laval) 

    12:30

    Lunch and Farewell

    Social Justice Theory Workshop 2023

    This year's workshop is organised by Pablo Gilabert and Peter Dietsch, in association with the Social Justice Centre (Concordia University), le Centre de Recherche en Éthique (Université de Montréal) and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria.

    Sir George Williams Campus
    McConnell Building,
    Library 3rd floor (Room LB-362)
    1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8

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    This event is part of:

    Social Justice Theory Annual Workshop

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