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)