Taking heed of Elizabeth Anderson's relational understanding of justice, Azizjon Bagadirov, Anton Hemerijck and Pablo Puertas Roig propose "Stepping-stone solidarity" as framework for the "normative foundation of the social investment welfare state" doi.org/10.1177/0001...

📢 New #Research: “Adaptive Preferences as Constraints on Self-Development” by Azizjon Bagadirov. The paper revisits the concept of adaptive preferences—desires shaped by unjust or limiting conditions—and asks the question: how do these preferences actively constrain self-development... 1/2

If you ever wondered about the ways to understand adaptive preferences and the role of normativity (if any) in such explanations, check out my article in Journal of Human Development and Capabilities: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YQDAE...

My new article on structural oppression, its perpetuation, and why it constitutes an injustice - is out in Journal of Social Philosophy! Link: doi.org/10.1111/josp.... Open access thanks to @eui-eu.bsky.social and @euilibrary.bsky.social agreements.

Join us at the upcoming Structural Injustice Conference for a day of presentations, panels & discussion featuring Prof Jude Browne, @maevemckeown.bsky.social, @vmantouvalou.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social & more 📅 7 March 🕕 10:00-17:00 📍 SG1/2 Alison Richard Bldg Register: tinyurl.com/59hh7edj

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