This unit explores tensions between the moral imperatives of 'global justice', and the practical realities of international power-politics (or 'Realpolitik').<br/>The unit examines several normative (ethical) theories of justice, which attempt to explain what citizens of different societies owe to one another in three key areas: the distribution of resources; the exercise of political power; and compensation for past wrongs.<br/>It then analyses how the dynamics of global power-politics can undermine the pursuit of these forms of justice, and explores some institutional innovations aimed at better aligning these political dynamics with the moral imperatives of global justice. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Anne McNevin
Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Politics, Human rights theory, or Philosophy, or permission.
