COOPERATION & EQUALITY

Justice and work

 

At the heart of social, economic and political life is work. Work is required to produce vital and not so vital goods, without which no society can thrive. But working roles, paid or unpaid, are also linked to individual self-respect, identity and well-being. As such, it is a matter of great normative importance how societies organise work. Political thinkers have long asked themselves a number of important questions about whether work should be understood as a burden, fair pay, safe working conditions, as well as how access to those work opportunities should be determined, either through a meritocratic competition, equality of opportunity or conscription. This one-day conference provides a venue for discussion of these and other issues relating to social justice and work by presentation of four research papers and discussion.

 

Programme:

 

Liam Shields: 'Just Hiring: excellence or competency?'

Samuel Arnold: 'Non-domination in economic life: why republicans should be socialists'

Julie Rose: 'A Liberal Egalitarian Defense of Work-Family Balance Policies'

Thomas Parr: 'Betting Against the Job Market'