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  2. 1. Action and Institution : Contributions to a discourse theory of human rights

    Author : Eva Erman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; statsvetenskap; Statskunskap;

    Abstract : In the theoretical rights discourse rights are commonly analyzed in terms of two themes,negative and positive rights, on the one hand, and individual and collective rights, on theother. We witness similar themes in the empirical rights discussion held by the UnitedNations’ Commission on Human Rights (the CHR). READ MORE

  4. 2. Art of the Possible? : Feasibility and Compliance in Ideal and Nonideal Theory

    Author : Naima Chahboun; Ludvig Beckman; Alexandra Segerberg; Eva Erman; Anca Gheaus; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ideal theory; nonideal theory; feasibility; compliance; justice; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In the past decade, the value of so-called ideal theory has become a major point of dispute among political theorists. While critics of ideal theory accuse this approach of “idle utopianism”, its advocates fault the critics for conceding to “cynical realism”.This dissertation examines two charges against ideal theory. READ MORE

  5. 3. Do the Ends Justify the Means? : On the Justifiability of Statistical Discrimination

    Author : Viktor Elm-Schulin; Eva Erman; Erik Angner; Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; discrimination; statistical discrimination; profiling; justification; ex-ante; contractualism; consequentialism; demeaning treatment; social meaning; unequal status; statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : While statistical discrimination comes with similar objections as other types of discrimination it may also lead to a number of beneficial and important consequences, thereby leaving us with conflicting intuitions regarding the right course of action. This study investigates whether there is any superior account of statistical discrimination that can explain when and why such a practice can be defended; i. READ MORE

  6. 4. Do Your Bit, Claim Your Share : Justice, Ethos, and the Individual Duty to Contribute

    Author : Markus Furendal; Eva Erman; Simon Birnbaum; Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; duty to contribute; distributive justice; contributive justice; reciprocity; fair burdens; markets; ethos; social sanctions; John Rawls; G. A. Cohen; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Contemporary political philosophy primarily conceives of justice as a virtue of major social institutions. Yet, much advocacy of justice is increasingly focused on how well particular individuals live up to its demands, and proceeds by calling out and criticising their unjust behaviour. READ MORE

  7. 5. To Levy Taxes on Multinational Corporations : Allocating Rights and Making Them Enforceable

    Author : Carolina Janson; Eva Erman; Magnus Reitberger; Rutger Claassen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; tax avoidance; tax competition; reciprocity; cooperation; risk-pooling; practice dependency; international tax structures; multinational corporations; interdependence; globalisation; public resources; statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : Who, if anyone, should have the right to levy taxes on a multinational corporation’s (MNC’s) profits? Using a practice-dependent nonideal theoretical methodology this dissertation seeks to explore how the currently intended distribution of the rights to levy taxes on MNCs’ profits can be defended. That is, why we might value it and, what the goals of it is. READ MORE