The Sixth International Conference in a Series in Alternative Perspectives & Global Concerns Globality, Unequal Development, and Ethics of Duty Alternative Perspectives and Global Concerns (APGC) School of International Development and Global Studies (EDIM), University of Ottawa Department of Philosophy and Centre on Values and Ethics (COVE), Carleton University Ottawa, October 17-18, 2014 Mahmoud Masaeli, Ph.D. School of International Development and Global Studies University of Ottawa 1
08:30-09:10 Registration Conference Program FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014 University of Ottawa, Tabaret Hall 550 Cumberland Street Senate Chambers, Room 083 09:15-09:30 Welcome Lachlan Munro, School of International Development and Globalization, University of Ottawa Jay Drydyk, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University 09:30-10:45 Alternative Foundations Chair: Lauchlan Munro, Director of the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa Christine Koggel, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University Poverty in a Global Context: Justice and Care Mahmoud Masaeli, University of Ottawa Dialogical Foundations of Duty to Justice Rico Sneller, Institute of Philosophy, Leiden University Ethics Duty-Free: Compassion as an Alternative? 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 Ethics and Politics Chair: Jay Drydyk, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University 12:30-13:15 Lunch Lauchlan Munro, School of International Development, University of Ottawa Children in Global Ethics Maria Ericson, Umeå University, Sweden An Ethics of Hospitality for a Postcolonial World Richard Feist, Saint Paul University Local Guns and International Butter: Broadening the Just War Theory 2
13:15-14:45 Fighting Poverty: A Global Agenda Chair: Stephen Brown, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa Halil Aydinalp, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey Reflecting on Global Obstacles for Fighting Global Poverty Cristian Dimitriu, University of Toronto Odious Debts and International Fair Trade Andrea Günter, Freiburg, Germany Can an Ethics of Justice Take its Starting Point in a Situation of Lack? 14:45-15:00 Break 15:00-17:00 Uneven Development and the Rights-based Ethics Chair: Stanley Anozie, Sacred Heart College, Peterborough, Ontario Stanley Uche Anozie, Sacred Heart College, Peterborough, Ontario Ethics of Duty Re-assessed: Alan Gewirth's Community of Rights Critical Perspective Fabra Zamora, Jorge Luis, McMaster University The Place of Legal Theory in the Ethical Globality: The Case for the Jurisprudence of Global Law Gafaar Sadek, University of Ottawa Translation Rights and Social Development Verena Risse, Goethe University of Frankfurt Duties and Rights: Why the Rights-based Approach to Development is Driven by the Derivative 3
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014 Carleton University River Building 09:00-11:00 Unequal Development and Duty of Assistance Chair: Christine Koggel, Carleton University Rajesh Shukla, Saint Paul University Is Justice a Political Virtue? Carlos R. Cordourier-Real, University of Guanajuato Mexico Solidarity and the Duty of Assistance Elena Pribytkova, Faculty of Law of the University of Basel The Right to a Decent Standard of Living in a Global Society Jay Drydyk, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University Inclusion and Exclusion, Local and Global 11:00-11:15 Break 11:15-13:15 Ethics of Sustainable Development Chair: Halil Aydinalp, Marmara University, Istanbul German Bula, LaSalle University, Bogota, Columbia The World Economic System as a Climax Ecosystem Marc McArthur, Crosstaff Solutions Sustainable Development, our Shared Planet and Technology Darlene Drecun, University of Waterlo Justice Duties of Health Development: Sustainable Short-Term Medical Missions Luke Amadi, Educational Support Initiative for the Less Privileged Reinventing Global Ethics: Inequality, Globalization and Crisis of Sustainable Development Goals 13:15-14:00 Lunch 14:00-16:00 Poverty Reduction: Lessons Learned from Specific Cases Chair: Marc McArthur, Crosstaff Solutions 4
Kanakulya Dickson, Uganda Christian University Justice and Empowerment in International Development Discourse: Towards Ethically Sustainable Development in the East African Community Mutay Öztemiz, Istanbul, Turkey The Rise of Political Islam and the Impoverishment of the Poor: Reflections on the Effects of Global Developments on Inner- City Poverty in Istanbul Ejionueme, Ngozi Grace and Okechukwu, Elizabeth Uzoamaka Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria Small Scale Business Enterprises: A Panacea for Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 16:00-16:30 Concluding Remarks Mahmoud Masaeli and Jay Drydyk 5