MANCHESTER WORKSHOPS IN POLITICAL THEORY
2nd-4th September 2009, Manchester Metropolitan University
CALL FOR PAPERS: CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND JUSTICE PANEL
The status of children and the family raises questions central to the
scope, currency, and principles of distributive justice. Important
contributions in the recent literature on children and the family have
addressed the rights of parents to found families, the scope of
legitimate parental partiality, and the role of education in
facilitating autonomy and promoting liberal values. This panel seeks to
consider these recent developments and introduce new research that will
advance discussion in this area. A particular focus of this panel is to
integrate both ideal and non-ideal theory, and papers that consider both
normative and policy related questions are particularly welcome. Papers
are invited on topics including (but not restricted to)
* Legitimate Parental Partiality
* Educational Equality
* Childhood, Education, and Autonomy
* Culture and Religion in Schooling
* Family Policy and Social Exclusion
* Education and Social Mobility
Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words to
p.a.cook@lse.ac.uk by 1st June.
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