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Punishing Childhoods: Contradictions in Children's Rights and Global Governance (2011)
Journal Article
Pupavac, V. (2011). Punishing Childhoods: Contradictions in Children's Rights and Global Governance. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 5(3), 285-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2011.566486

The article considers efforts to eradicate corporal punishment as an aspect of the global governance of childhood and raises problems relevant to global governance more broadly. The article analyses contradictions in children’s rights advocacy betwee... Read More about Punishing Childhoods: Contradictions in Children's Rights and Global Governance.

China's charm offensive and peacekeeping: the lessons of Cambodia – what now for Sudan? (2011)
Journal Article
Hirono, M. (2011). China's charm offensive and peacekeeping: the lessons of Cambodia – what now for Sudan?. International Peacekeeping, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2011.563097

China's participation in UN peacekeeping is often viewed as a part of a global ‘charm offensive’ aimed at enhancing China's image in host countries. However, when viewed in the light of its support for dictatorial regimes in those host countries, do... Read More about China's charm offensive and peacekeeping: the lessons of Cambodia – what now for Sudan?.

The failure of democracy in Turkey: a comparative analysis (2011)
Journal Article
McLaren, L. M., & Cop, B. (2011). The failure of democracy in Turkey: a comparative analysis. Government and Opposition, 46(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.2011.01344.x

Although Turkey took its initial steps toward establishing democracy in 1950, it has thus far failed to become a fully functioning democracy. Using the comparison cases of Spain and Greece, this paper discusses two related variables that are likely t... Read More about The failure of democracy in Turkey: a comparative analysis.

Climate change and the threat of disaster: the moral case for taking out insurance at our grandchildren's expense (2011)
Journal Article
Rendall, M. (2011). Climate change and the threat of disaster: the moral case for taking out insurance at our grandchildren's expense. Political Studies, 59(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2010.00877.x

Is drastic action against global warming essential to avoid impoverishing our descendants? Or does it mean robbing the poor to give to the rich? Alas, we don’t yet know. Yet most of us can agree on the importance of minimizing expected deprivation. B... Read More about Climate change and the threat of disaster: the moral case for taking out insurance at our grandchildren's expense.

Non-identity, sufficiency and exploitation (2011)
Journal Article
Rendall, M. (2011). Non-identity, sufficiency and exploitation. Journal of Political Philosophy, 19(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9760.2010.00378.x

In this article I advance a solution to the non-identity problem based on distributive justice. Drawing on a seminal article by Gregory Kavka, I argue that in our everyday decisions about creating people, we widely recognize three principles. First,... Read More about Non-identity, sufficiency and exploitation.