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JournalISSN: 1369-8230

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 

Taylor & Francis
About: Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Politics & Economic Justice. It has an ISSN identifier of 1369-8230. Over the lifetime, 1079 publications have been published receiving 12349 citations.


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Simon Caney1
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the Polluter Pays Principle should play an important role in any adequate analysis of the responsibility to combat climate change, but suggest that it suffers from three limitations and that it needs to be revised.
Abstract: Climate change poses grave threats to many people, including the most vulnerable. This prompts the question of who should bear the burden of combating ‘dangerous’ climate change. Many appeal to the Polluter Pays Principle. I argue that it should play an important role in any adequate analysis of the responsibility to combat climate change, but suggest that it suffers from three limitations and that it needs to be revised. I then consider the Ability to Pay Principle and consider four objections to this principle. I suggest that, when suitably modified, it can supplement the Polluter Pays Principle.

267 citations

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TL;DR: The authors examines the effects of intersecting social divisions on constructions of multi-layered citizenships and the politics of belonging in contemporary Britain, focusing on the current debate on the death of multiculturalism and on social cohesion.
Abstract: The paper examines the effects of intersecting social divisions on constructions of multi‐layered citizenships and the politics of belonging in contemporary Britain It starts with conceptual clarifications of the notions of citizenship, belonging and intersectionality and then turns to examine contemporary politics of belonging in contemporary Britain, focusing on the current debate on the ‘death of multiculturalism’ and on ‘social cohesion’ It illustrates how the use of civic and democratic values as signifiers of belonging can end up as exclusionary, rather than inclusionary in that discourse

252 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the US state is seen as the point of condensation for pressures from dominant groups to resolve problems of global capitalism, characterised by economic stagnation, legitimacy problems and the rise of counter-hegemonic forces.
Abstract: This essay explores the matter of hegemony in the global system from the standpoint of global capitalism theory, in contrast to extant approaches that analyse this phenomenon from the standpoint of the nation‐state and the inter‐state system It advances a conception of global hegemony in transnational social terms, linking the process of globalisation to the construction of hegemonies and counter‐hegemonies in the twenty‐first century An emergent global capitalist historical bloc, lead by a transnational capitalist class, rather than a particular nation‐state, bloc of states, or region, is pursuing a hegemonic project The US state is seen as the point of condensation for pressures from dominant groups to resolve problems of global capitalism US‐led militarisation is a contradictory political‐military response to the crisis of global capitalism, characterised by economic stagnation, legitimacy problems and the rise of counter‐hegemonic forces

167 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the characteristics of democracies that lead to presentism, and examine the reasons that make it a serious problem, and develop a more satisfactory alternative approach, which they call democratic trusteeship.
Abstract: Democracy is prone to what may be called presentism – a bias in the laws in favor of present over future generations. I identify the characteristics of democracies that lead to presentism, and examine the reasons that make it a serious problem. Then I consider why conventional theories are not adequate to deal with it, and develop a more satisfactory alternative approach, which I call democratic trusteeship. Present generations can represent future generations by acting as trustees of the democratic process. The general principle is that present generations should act to protect the democratic process itself over time. They should try to make sure that future citizens continue to have competent control over their collective decision‐making.

130 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the developing world should receive higher per capita emission rights than the developed world, justified by the fact that the latter already owns a larger share of benefits associated with emission generating activities because of its past record of industrialisation.
Abstract: Climate change can be interpreted as a unique case of historical injustice involving issues of both intergenerational and global justice. We split the issue into two separate questions. First, how should emission rights be distributed? Second, who should come up for the costs of coping with climate change? We regard the first question as being an issue of pure distributive justice and argue on prioritarian grounds that the developing world should receive higher per capita emission rights than the developed world. This is justified by the fact that the latter already owns a larger share of benefits associated with emission generating activities because of its past record of industrialisation. The second question appears to be an issue of compensatory justice. After defining what we mean by compensation, we show that different kinds of compensatory principles run into problems when used to justify payments by historical emitters of the North to people suffering from climate change in the South. As an altern...

113 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202323
202279
202199
2020101
201966
201834