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Stubborn realities, shared humanity : the state of humanitarian ethics today
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
This paper explores the current standing of humanitarian ethics from two different, and yet interrelated perspectives. The first argues that shortcomings of humanitarianism are symptoms of deeper social and political ...
(Re)Vitalizing Philanthropy: The Emergence of Indigenous Philanthropy and its Implications for Civil Society throughout the Developing World
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2011)
As developing countries have become more integrated within the global economy, new, developing world-based economic elites have emerged as important philanthropists and development actors. The burgeoning trend of indigenous ...
Caring for structural vulnerabilities : Can we hear all voices?
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
In this essay, I argue that care ethics faces a fundamental challenge in addressing structural vulnerabilities. I argue that one of its main strengths – its focus on alleviating individuals’ material needs – also generates ...
Rethinking a defense of sweatshops
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
In this paper, I criticize Benjamin Powell’s alleged comprehensive moral defense of sweatshops in his book Out of Poverty: Sweatshops and the Global Economy New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. I argue that his book ...
Agency, participation, and self-determination for indigenous peoples in Canada : foundational, structural, and epistemic injustices
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
In this paper, I discuss accounts of agency, participation, and self-determination by David Crocker and Stacy Kosko because they acknowledge that relationships of power can determine who gets to participate and when. Kosko ...
An alliance beyond the human realm for ecological justice
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
This paper proposes to argue that ecological justice that is rooted in an ecocentric approach to nature is the key to achieving integral human development which goes beyond ‘development that is only worth our while’. ...
Risk perceptions among potential Airbnb hosts
(Université de Montréal. Centre de recherche en éthique, 2020)
Airbnb has taken advantage of recent technological advances to emerge as a disruptive innovation in
the tourism and hotel industry. Attracting millions of customers annually, it is present in over 65,000
cities in 191 ...
Introduction
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2011)
Researchers’ perceptions of ethical authorship distribution in collaborative research teams
(Springer, 2020-08)
Authorship is commonly used as the basis for the measurement of research productivity. It influences career progression and rewards, making it a valued commodity in a competitive scientific environment. To better understand ...
On the prevalence and scientific impact of duplicate publications in different scientific fields (1980‐2007)
(Emerald, 2010-03-09)
The issue of duplicate publications has received a lot of attention in the medical literature, but much less in
the information science community. This paper aims at analyzing the prevalence and scientific impact of
duplicate ...