International Development and Human Aid: Principles, Norms and Institutions for

Description: International Development and Human Aid by Paulo Barcelos, Gabriele De Angelis Are global standards of aid, assistance and redistribution achievable in practice? These 8 essays assesses fields including humanitarian and development aid, the slave trade, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund and the global responsibility of the EU. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Are global standards of aid, assistance and redistribution achievable in practice?These 8 essays mirror and expand the complexity of contemporary discussions on cosmopolitanism and global justice, focusing on a normative study of the global institutional order with suggestions of direct ways to reform it. They assess schemes of worldwide distributive justice and the mechanisms required to discharge the global duties that the theories establish. Assesses the workability of philosophical conceptions of justice for the global sphereAddresses fields including humanitarian and development aid, the slave trade, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund and the global responsibility of the European UnionFor political philosophers, political scientists and sociologists working on the philosophy of international relations, global ethics, global justice, humanitarian aid and development politics Back Cover Theoretical and practical analysis of global institutions for international aidThe philosophical foundations of global and international standards of distributive justice are controversial. Much has been done to assess such standards of aid, assistance, and redistribution, but are they achievable? Do they align themselves with viable organisational and institutional practices? The essays presented in this collection explore different fields of application of global and international standards of justice: humanitarian and development aid, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, and the global responsibility of the European Union - to assess the feasibility of conceptions of justice for the global sphere. Paulo Barcelos is a researcher and doctoral candidate in Political Science at the Nova Institute of Philosophy.Gabriele De Angelis is Research Fellow in Political Theory at the Nova Institute of Philosophy. Flap Theoretical and practical analysis of global institutions for international aidThe philosophical foundations of global and international standards of distributive justice are controversial. Much has been done to assess such standards of aid, assistance, and redistribution, but are they achievable? Do they align themselves with viable organisational and institutional practices? The essays presented in this collection explore different fields of application of global and international standards of justice: humanitarian and development aid, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, and the global responsibility of the European Union - to assess the feasibility of conceptions of justice for the global sphere.Paulo Barcelos is a researcher and doctoral candidate in Political Science at the Nova Institute of Philosophy.Gabriele De Angelis is Research Fellow in Political Theory at the Nova Institute of Philosophy. Author Biography Paulo Barcelos is a researcher at the Nova Institute of Philosophy (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa) and a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the same university. Gabriele De Angelis is Researcher at the Nova Institute of Philosophy at the New University of Lisbon (NOVA). Table of Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Justice in a Complex World: An Introduction Paulo Barcelos Part I Human Rights and the World Economy: Questions of Scope 2. The (Difficult) Universality of Economic and Social Rights Sylvie Loriaux 3. Economic Justice and the Minimally Good Human Life Account of Needs Nicole Hassoun Part II The Applicability of Global Principles - Some Contemporary Dilemmas 4. Toward Another Kind of Development Practice Julian Culp 5. Three Approaches to Global Health Care Justice: Rejecting the Positive/Negative Rights Distinction Peter G. N. West-Oram 6. Restitution and Distributive Justice George F. DeMartino and Jonathan D. Moyer Part III Justice and International Institutions 7. Narrow Versus Comprehensive Justification in Humanitarian Aid: A Case Study of the CERF Alexander Brown 8. Global Justice and the Mission of the European Union Philippe Van Parijs Index Review This book is a great addition to the global justice literature, covering a wide array of topics ranging from challenges to the universality of human rights, accounts of historical injustice, justifications of official development aid, to proposals to reform the UN Central Emergency Response Fund. Timely, stimulating, and genuinely committed to bridging theory and practice.--Axel Gosseries, Louvain University Promotional Are global standards of aid, assistance and redistribution achievable in practice? Review Quote This book is a great addition to the global justice literature, covering a wide array of topics ranging from challenges to the universality of human rights, accounts of historical injustice, justifications of official development aid, to proposals to reform the UN Central Emergency Response Fund. Timely, stimulating, and genuinely committed to bridging theory and practice. Promotional "Headline" Are global standards of aid, assistance, and redistribution achievable in practice? Description for Reader Are global standards of aid, assistance and redistribution achievable in practice? These 8 essays mirror and expand the complexity of contemporary discussions on cosmopolitanism and global justice, focusing on a normative study of the global institutional order with suggestions of direct ways to reform it. They assess schemes of worldwide distributive justice and the mechanisms required to discharge the global duties that the theories establish. Assesses the workability of philosophical conceptions of justice for the global sphere Addresses fields including humanitarian and development aid, the slave trade, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund and the global responsibility of the European Union For political philosophers, political scientists and sociologists working on the philosophy of international relations, global ethics, global justice, humanitarian aid and development politics Feature Assesses the workability of philosophical conceptions of justice for the global sphere Addresses fields including humanitarian and development aid, the slave trade, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund and the global responsibility of the European Union For political philosophers, political scientists and sociologists working on the philosophy of international relations, global ethics, global justice, humanitarian aid and development politics Description for Sales People 8 essays explore the complexity of contemporary discussions on cosmopolitanism and global justice Assesses the workability of philosophical conceptions of justice for the global sphere Addresses fields including humanitarian and development aid, the slave trade, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund and the global responsibility of the European Union For political philosophers, political scientists and sociologists working on the philosophy of international relations, global ethics, global justice, humanitarian aid and development politics Description for Teachers/Educators the Philosophy of International Relations; Global Ethics; Global Justice; Humanitarian Aid; Development Politics. Details ISBN147443259X Author Gabriele De Angelis ISBN-10 147443259X ISBN-13 9781474432597 Media Book Pages 224 Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-02-28 Format Paperback Short Title International Development and Human Aid Language English Subtitle Principles, Norms and Institutions for the Global Sphere UK Release Date 2018-02-28 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2018-02-28 Translator Jon Cogburn Birth 1954 Affiliation University of Manchester, UK Position Director of Blended and Online Learning Qualifications QC Series Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights Edited by Gabriele De Angelis DEWEY 361.26 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2018-05-31 Alternative 9781474414470 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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