Promoting Justice Across Borders: The Ethics of Reform Intervention - Softcover

Rafanelli, Lucia M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0197770568 ISBN 13: 9780197770566

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Global political actors of all kinds exert influence in societies beyond their own in myriad ways, including via public criticism, consumer boycotts, divestment campaigns, sanctions, and forceful intervention. Often, they do so in the name of justice-promotion. These attempts to promote justice in foreign societies raise several moral questions. For example, are there ways to promote one's own ideas about justice in another society while still treating its members tolerantly? Are there ways to do so without disrespecting their legitimate political institutions or undermining their collective self-determination? This book addresses these and other questions to develop ethical principles we can use to determine whether a proposed attempt to promote justice in a foreign society is morally permissible.

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About the Author

Lucia M. Rafanelli is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University, where she is also an affiliate of the Institute for International Economic Policy. Before joining the George Washington faculty, she worked as a Research Associate at Chapman University's Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy. Rafanelli's primary research interests include contemporary political theory, global justice, and theories of human rights. She also has interests in collective agency and collective personhood, philosophy of law, and the ethics of artificial intelligence. Her work has appeared in outlets such as The Journal of Political Philosophy and Political Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197770568
• ISBN 13: 9780197770566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280