Recent Articles
DEC 11, 2015 • Journal
Justice for All: The Promise of Democracy in the Global Age
For Carol Gould, to make democracy fulfill its potential, it has to be transformed from its static and formal state to a more engaged, ...
DEC 11, 2015 • Journal
The Ethics of Arming Rebels
Arming rebels is generally impermissible and only exceptionally morally permissible--even when rebels are engaged in unjust wars.
DEC 10, 2015 • Journal Online Exclusive
Cosmopolitan Sentiment and Membership (Citizenship) in the Demos
Striking a sustainable balance between the needs of the demos and the desire to be cosmopolitan will be the defining political debate of the coming ...
DEC 9, 2015 • Journal Online Exclusive
Migration, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism
When economies are prosperous and societies are secure, cosmopolitanism finds greater acceptance. When economies contract or insecurity grows, pressure grows to restrict and limit the ...
DEC 8, 2015 • Journal Online Exclusive
Ethics and Aid in Ukraine
What is the acceptable level of risk in investing in Ukraine's reforms, knowing there is a chance of failure?
DEC 4, 2015 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Does the Legally Binding Character of the Paris Climate Change Agreement Matter and, If So, Why?
How much does the legal form of the Paris outcome matter? Opinions on these questions differ widely.
DEC 2, 2015 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: International Efforts to Curb Emissions: Will Paris Succeed Where Others Have Failed?
Questioning the effectiveness and capacity of the UN to solve this global problem is highly relevant.
DEC 1, 2015 • Journal
Winter 2015 (29.4)
This issue includes essays by Alexander Betts on the global refugee regime and Andrej Zwitter on big data and international affairs; a roundtable on global ...
NOV 30, 2015 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Short-term Goodies versus Long-term Harm: The Ethical Dilemmas of Climate Change
A conversation with philosopher Stephen Gardiner on how humanity should confront the climate change debate.
NOV 24, 2015 • Article
Report: Conference on Cultural Rights, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2015
Can cultural rights become a global discourse for supporting inclusive social and political development, and for fostering intercultural dialogue for the mutual understanding of cultures? ...