http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from PGJen-usPublic domainhttp://pgj.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/60http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1916The Program on Global Justice, which explores issues at the intersection of political norms and global political-economic realities, has joined CDDRL, Center Director Larry Diamond announced. Josh Cohen, a professor of political science, philosophy, and law, came to Stanford from M.I.T. in 2006 to launch a new program on global justice at FSI.]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1916?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1857Has the Internet democratized American politics? Did the Internet phenomenon Democracy 2.0 elect Barack Obama? Program on Global Justice Director Joshua Cohen, professor of law, philosophy, and political science, offers his perspective.]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1857?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1842Building on two prior workshops held in 2008, one at MIT and the other here at Stanford ,this daylong discussion, attended by roughly 40 scholars and practitioners from universities, labor organizations, corporations and NGOs, focused on how companies can move beyond monitoring and compliance to build socially and environmentally responsible supply chains.]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1842?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1745Program on Global Justice Director %people1% and Glenn Loury of Brown discuss how Barack Obama's victory changes international opinion of Americans.]]>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1745?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1736This year we again seek two candidates for the fellowship positions. One of the fellowships will be housed entirely in the Program on Global Justice, and one will be jointly sponsored by the Center and Program: candidates for these positions should additionally have research interests in international topics. Fellows will teach one class (typically a seminar), participate in the Political Philosophy and/or Global Justice Workshops, and help in developing an inter-disciplinary ethics community across the campus.]]>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1736?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1735Program on Global Justice Director Joshua Cohen talks with Glenn Loury of Brown University about Sarah Palin, what comes after the collapse of conservatism, and why a life defined by racial identity is poorly lived.]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1735?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1659One of Stanford's many remarkable attractions is the Rodin sculpture garden. And perhaps the most extraordinary Rodin sculpture is his Gates of Hell, inspired by Dante's Inferno. In his Divine Comedy, Dante tells us that the inscription over the Gates of Hell is "abandon all hope, ye who enter here."]]>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1659?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1682The Environmental Ethics Working Group has embarked on two distinct and experimental approaches to environmental ethical research. One approach explores the normative dimensions of quantitative environmental research. The other approach seeks either to integrate scientific data into normative arguments or to examine the real world quantitative implications of such arguments.]]>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1682?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1656PGJ Director Joshua Cohen talks to Glenn Loury of Brown University about which presidential candidate would be more likely to bring Bush to justice, what to do if Iran gets nukes, and how we might define the "genetics of social mobility."]]>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1656?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1654FSI senior fellow Stephen Stedman reviews John Bolton's book, Surrender Is not an Option, in the July/August issue of the Boston Review. "The memoir reads like an international relations primer done in the style of a modern morality tale," he writes. "Imagine Kenneth Waltz's classic Man, the State, and War as written by Ayn Rand."]]>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1654?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1619Program on Global Justice Director %people1% video debates Brink Lindsay from the Cato Institute on conservative judges, a war that goes on forever, and why we should care about inequality between the well-off and the filthy rich.]]>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1619?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1545By the turn of this century, sub-Saharan Africa had experienced 25 years of economic and political disaster. In the May/June 2008 issue of Boston Review, economist Edward Miguel tracks comparably hopeful economic trends throughout sub-Saharan Africa and suggests that we may be seeing a turnaround. Nine experts, including Rosamond Naylor and Jeremy Weinstein, gauge Miguel's optimism.]]>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1545?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1523Program on Global Justice Director Joshua Cohen and Brown University professor Glenn Loury analyze the controversy unfolding between Barack Obama and his former pastor Jeremiah Wright. The 52-minute "diavlog" on Bloggingheads is tabbed by topic and uses split-screen streaming videos to feature two people in remote locations.]]>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1523?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1485Hans Blix, the U.N.'s chief weapons inspector from 2000-03, led the inspections in Iraq prior to the U.S. invasion. On the five-year anniversary of the invasion, Dr. Blix spoke with Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, associate editor of Boston Review Books, about what makes a good diplomat, the Iraq inspections, and his new book from Boston Review Books calling for new, global disarmament efforts. He will discuss his book, %event1%, at a special Program on Global Justice workshop Friday, April 4.]]>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1485?http://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1477Joshua Cohen, co-editor of Boston Review, director of the Program on Global Justice, and Stanford professor of political science, law, and philosophy, discusses his editorship and how he has helped the magazine increase its visibility and impact.]]>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://pgj.stanford.edu/news/1477?