Předmět Justice in Politics and International Relations (JPM327)

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Sylabus

SYLLABUS Justice in Politics and International Relations - JPM327Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague Instructor: Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.ETCS: 5 credits Prerequisites: None PLACE: Tuesday, Jinonice campus, classroom J1031TIME: 14:00-15:20 CONTACTS:Office hours: Tuesdays, 15:30-16:50, Jinonice campus, office room 3101 Email: janusz.salamon at univ-oxford.com COURSE OBJECTIVES.The aim of this course is to introduce students to the theories of justice in society (social justice) and in international relations (global justice). While the necessary historical and philosophical background of the age-long struggle for social justice will be taken into account, the main focus of the course will be the contemporary debates about justice in domestic and international politics. Since "theories of justice" constitute the central part of the contemporary political theory, the ideas of some of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century will be discussed in the course of the semester, and the class readings will include fragments of some of the most important works of political philosophy of our times. Discussing various theories of justice, their relevance to the current political practice will always be considered (for example, by identifying how these theories of justice inform programs of various political parties and movements that are important part of the political scene in Europe and elsewhere.  COURSE CONTENTS:1. What are theories of justice about and what is their relevance for the practice of domestic and international politics?2. Justice as reciprocity, justice as virtue, and justice as respect for rights: The shift from the pre-modern to modern conceptions of justice3. Justice as utility (utilitarians)4. Justice and equality (egalitarians)5. Justice as fairness (John Rawls)6. Justice as entitlement (Robert Nozick)7. Communitarian critics of liberal and libertarian theories of justice (communitarians)8. Pluralistic approaches to the theories of justice (Michael Walzer et al)9. Justice, capabilities and disability (Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum)10. Transnational justice in the world of nation-states?11. Is a trans-cultural theory of justice possible?12. Global distributive justice and its discontents13. Are the global problems a matter of injustice, misfortune or mismanagement?  COURSE GRADING:Research Paper                              20%Mid-term Exam                                40%Final Exam                                      40%Total                                                  100% Mid-term and Final ExamsThe exams will be written and will last 80 minutes. Students will be asked to select in accordance with their preference a given number of topics from a list provided by the instructor and to discuss (in a form of short essays) relevant issues covering the material explored in class and in the related readings. Critical assessment of the theories and arguments - as opposed to mere memorisation - is expected. The exam (as well as the research paper described below) is compulsory for all enrolled students. Research Paper (ca. 2000 words, without footnotes and bibliography)The topic - to be selected by each student after a consultation with the instructor  - has to be closely related to one or more issues explored in class (and hence indicated in this syllabus). The paper is due before the final written exam. The paper has to be submitted in both electronic form (sent to the instructor via email) and in printed form (handed to the instructor in class). Submission of the research paper is a condition of being admitted to the written final exam. Each day of delay will cost the student 5% of the final grade. 

Literatura

COURSE READINGS.All readings will be available in electronic format available for download from the course website (in the SIS).Principal readings will be drawn from the following books:Robert C. Solomon, Mark C. Murphy (eds), What Is Justice? Classic and Contemporary Readings. 2nd Edition, OUP, 2000.Alan Ryan (ed.), Justice, Oxford Readings in Politics and Government, OUP, 1993.John Rawls, A Theory of JusticeRobert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and UtopiaMichael Walzer, Spheres of JusticePeter Dews (ed.), Habermas: A Critical ReaderAmartya Sen, The Idea of JusticeMichael Sandel, Justice: What is the Right Thing to DoMartha Nussbaum, Frontiers of JusticeT. Pogge, K. Horton (eds), Global Ethics: Seminal Essays, Paragon, 2008T. Pogge, D. Moellendorf (eds), Global Justice: Seminal Essays, Paragon House, 2008M.R. Amstutz, International Ethics: Concepts, Theories, and Cases in Global Politics, Rowman and Littlefield, 2008P. Hayden (ed.), Ethics and International Relations, Ashgate, 2009R. Shapcott, International Ethics. A Critical Introduction, Polity, 2010G. Graham, Ethics and International Relations, Blackwell,1997T. Brooks (ed.), The Global Justice Reader, Blackwell, 2008N. Dower, World Ethics, Edinburgh University Press, 1998P. Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization, Yale University Press, 2002K. Hutchings, Global Ethics: An Introduction, Polity, 2010.

Garant

Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.