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Author Ackerly, Brooke A., author.

Title Just responsibility : a human rights theory of global justice / Brooke A. Ackerly
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 291 pages)
Contents Where a theory of global justice begins : grounding global justice and responsibility in everyday injustice and political action -- Injustice itself : complicated causality, power inequalities, normalization, and the social epistemologies of injustice -- The theoretical (ir)relevance of the unknowns of injustice itself -- Feminist grounded normative theory and methodology -- Feminist grounded normative methods for just responsibility -- The human rights approach to political responsibility -- The rights kind of politics -- Conclusion : just responsibility and political transformation
Summary Can we respond to injustices in the world in ways that do more than just address their consequences? In this book, Brooke A. Ackerly argues that what to do about injustice is not just an ethical or moral question, but a political question about assuming responsibility for injustice. Ultimately, Just Responsibility offers a theory of global injustice and political responsibility that can guide action
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 23, 2018)
Subject Human rights.
Social justice.
Responsibility -- Political aspects
Feminist theory.
Human Rights
Social Justice
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Feminist theory
Human rights
Responsibility -- Political aspects
Social justice
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017054885
ISBN 9780190662950
0190662956
0190662948
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