This International Ethics research theme explores global distributive justice, immigration, multiculturalism, gender and identity-politics, climate change, and encompasses聽different variations on cosmopolitanism as an approach to international politics. Key projects are listed below.听聽
The Boundaries of Toleration聽
In this ongoing project, Peter Balint shows why the question of political and academic discussion on what exactly should be tolerated is the wrong question. He argues that we should instead ask how much and in what ways should those with political power be in/tolerant towards practices that are objectionable. He has published articles in聽聽 and聽, and a book,听
Defending State Neutrality聽
In this ongoing book-length project, Peter Balint both challenges majority privilege as unjustified, and argues against minority rights. He argues that when state institutions are guided by the ideal of neutrality, there is no longer any need for countervailing minority rights because individuals are no longer trapped by their particular identity, and have increased freedom to live their lives as they see fit. He has published articles in聽,听, and聽.听