Format: All papers must have a clear thesis with evidence supported by the text. All sources should be cited in-text using the (Author, date, page) format. A bibliography can be provided at the end using the format of the University of Chicago style guide.
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org).
Topics
Identify a specific global justice issue (i.e. public health, education, inequality, food justice, climate change) and assess how this issue can be analyzed through the lens of feminist theory; in reference to the specific challenges facing women globally. Refer to our course readings on feminist theory, and also to a few outside readings.
Assess the problem of climate change as a “global governance” challenge. Why, specifically, is climate change such an important litmus test for global governance, and what models of global governance might best help us understand the prospect for global cooperation on climate change mitigation?
There is a lot of controversy in the literature about the relationship between philanthropy and global justice? Using our course readings as a guide, along with several outside readings, articulate your own perspective on the normative status of private philanthropy.
What are the ethical dilemmas associated with INGO organizations? What role should these organizations play in global justice? Assess this question through a case study of a specific INGO organization that builds on the course readings.
What insights can postcolonial theory provide in the discussion of global justice? Evaluate this question with respect to both our course readings (i.e. Getachew and Ypi) and also a few outside readings.
What insights can the “ethics of AI” literature give us in addressing a specific global justice challenge?
How can the global justice literature help us better understand the ethical and political dilemmas associated with public health policy?
Why is global food justice so central to global justice broadly?