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- PublicationEquality : frameworks for change(2001-01-30)
; ; Report prepared for the National Economic and Social Forum for the plenary meeting on January 30th 2001919 - PublicationDemocratic strategies for reducing inequalityText of a presentation to the Democracy Commission contained in Appendix 5 Papers presented to the Democracy Commission of the final report.
171 - PublicationPhilosophy and the Morality of AbortionAbortion is a philosophically interesting issue because both sides seem so certain of their conclusions, yet the issue is at the same time clearly a derivative one. It is also highly political, and needs to be seen within the context of the growth of the women's movement. A philosophical overview of the issue in section 1 construes the central claims of the pro-choice and anti-abortion positions as moral and conceptual constructions, which extend everyday moral thinking into the area of abortion. It notes the interesting relation between such constructions and other arguments about abortion, and how this is responsible for their social and historical specificity. Section 2 defends the pro-choice position as a victory of moral sensitivity over linguistic guile. Section 3 situates the argument within the politics of feminism, and recognises the limited contribution which philosophy is able to make.
569 - PublicationFair representation and the concept of proportionalityThe idea of proportionality, which compares votes cast to seats won, is a common test of fair representation. But fair representation is a relation between electoral aims and electoral outcomes. The proportionality test falsely presupposes that each voter aims to support a political party. It therefore tells us nothing about fair representation. We need to construct a deeper criterion of fair representation which takes account of citizens' multiple political concerns.
Scopus© Citations 6 558 - PublicationEquality : a continuing dialogueWe reply to discussions of "Equality: From Theory to Action" by Harry Brighouse, Joanne Conaghan, Cillian McBride and Stuart White. We find many of their points helpful and treat them as a useful contribution to a continuing dialogue on egalitarianism.
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2361 - PublicationEquality, social justice and social welfare : a road map to the new egalitarianismsThis paper summarises the way equality has featured in the disciplines of social policy and political theory leading up to the presentation of a new egalitarianian framework for thinking about and acting for equality. The paper presents a broadly chronological, integrated review of the place of equality within the subjects concerned. The longstanding problems of universalism and targeting are themes which recur throughout, and in New Labour’s approach to equality and social justice.
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