VIII
Winter Workshop on Economics and Philosophy (2008)
Ethics,
Justice, and Gender
A workshop organized by the the Urrutia
Elejalde Foundation at the Universidad
Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Supported by FECYT
and the CREP Programme of the Comunidad de Madrid
Madrid, September 11 2008
Coordinator: Diana
Strassmann (Rice University)
Convenors: David Teira & Jesús Zamora (UNED)
Speakers: Diana
Strassmann (Rice University), Alison
Jaggar (University of Colorado, Boulder), Fabienne
Peter (University of Warwick), Ingrid
Robeyns (Radbound Universiteit Nijmegen), and Stephanie
Seguino (University of Vermont)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Although economists have long treated
social justice and ethics as beyond its disciplinary boundaries, standard
theories provide inadequate explanations of human deprivations and inequalities.
With gender inequality pervasive in societies around the world, better
understandings of women’s economic lives could lead to a more illuminating,
useful and accountable economics. Scholarship on gender has been particularly
hampered by theories that insufficiently acknowledge how power relations
and social norms influence women’s access to economic resources, health,
education, and political agency. How can philosophical tools and theories
inform the work of economists seeking to address gender inequality?
More generally, how might greater sensitivity to concerns of ethics
and justice enable more comprehensive economic analyses that better
contribute to the struggle for a gender-just world? And how can advances
in feminist economics inform philosophical theories of justice, ethics,
and epistemology? Papers may draw from a wide range of philosophical
and economic ideas and scholarship in addressing issues relating to
gender, economics, human deprivations, capabilities, and justice.
Submissions: Paper proposals
should consist of a 1000 word abstract, together with the contact details
of the author (Name, affiliation, email address). The abstract should
be attached to an email message to David Teira (dteira [at] fsof.uned.es).
Deadline for submissions is March 15th 2008. Acceptance will be communicated
by April 15th 2008. If accepted, accommodation expenses will be covered
by the organization..
INEM 2008
Notice that this
event takes place immediately before the International
Network for Economic 2008 Conference (Madrid, 12-13 September)