economic theory

Social Justice, Predistribution and the Democratization of Capital: Political Theory and the Future of Social Democracy

Martin O'Neill democracy, economic theory, political affect, political economy, post-individualism, social rights 13 June 2013

Dr Martin O’Neill

ISRF EARLY CAREER FELLOW 2014-15

This is a major research project in normative political philosophy, addressing the justice and justification of a number of specific real-world economic institutions. Its aim is to make fuller sense of emerging ideas of “predistribution”, questioning whether predistributive strategies can generate a positive direction for future progress towards more just and democratic societies. In particular, the primary area of examination will be designing and realizing a more democratic financial system, with a particular focus on the justifiability and plausibility of ideas relating to the democratization of capital investment.

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Gold is gold is gold is gold’ – Is it? The Politics of Values and Economies of Worth

Juliane Reinecke economic subjectivity, economic theory, politics of value 12 January 2012

Professor Juliane Reinecke

ISRF EARLY CAREER FELLOW 2013

Drawing on the “Economies of Worth” approach (Boltanski and Thévenot 2006; Dodier 1995; Breviglieri et al. 2009), the proposed research seeks to investigate the “politics of values”, that is the struggle for the institutional definition and maintenance of ‘value’, or ‘worth’.

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