José Pereira on “Representing future generations: political presentism and democratic trusteeship”
You are invited to join a new reading group on Democracy and Intergenerational Justice, under the EPLAB research project “Present Democracy for Future Generations” (PTDC/FER-FIL/6088/2020). Each month, the group will meet to discuss a published paper, or work in progress related to the project’s theme.
The next session will be hosted by José Pereira (NOVA University Lisbon), who will be presenting a paper by Dennis F. Thompson called “Representing future generations: political presentism and democratic trusteeship” (2010), Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 13(1), 17-37.
For anyone wishing to attend in person, the group will be at room CAN SC (floor 0). Bring your own laptop/mobile phone and audioset for Zoom connection and perfect hearing! To join the session on Zoom, click here.
If you are interested in joining the group’s mailing list, receiving updates to the schedule, Zoom invitations, and the selected papers prior to the meetings, please write to devoncass@fcsh.unl.pt.
The Democracy and Intergenerational Justice Reading Group is co-organised by Devon Cass, Inês Cisneiros, José Pereira and Zachariah Tailor.
"Intergenerational legitimacy: should we expect more than benevolent dictatorship?" (Work in Progress).
8 Jun – Zachariah Tailor (NOVA University Lisbon)
Takle, Marianne. (2021). “Common concern for the global ecological commons: solidarity with future generations?” International Relations, 35(3), 403-421.
27 Jun – Michael Rose (Leuphana University of Lüneburg)
Michael Kates (2015), "Justice,
Democracy, and Future Generations", Critical Review of International
Social and Political Philosophy, 18(5), 508-528.
20 Jul – Charlotte Unruh (TUM)
Greaves, Hilary, and William MacAskill. 2021. “The Case for Strong Longtermism”. Global Priorities Institute, Oxford University.