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Drawing an analogy to the role of immigration policy in processes of state formation, this article argues that the development of common asylum/immigration policies is indicative of the normative tensions implied in the EU's transition from a regulatory polity towards a political Union. Based on an analysis of key legislative texts from the emergence of common immigration…

Territory: political theory and indigenous claims. An essay on the coloniality of territory

Political theory and the metaphysics of the self : Outline of a model-based approach

Estimating moral and financial subjective values to explain preferences for philanthropy Philanthropy is characterized by a tension between promoting moral values aimed at increasing humanity’s quality of life and the material cost incurred to achieve said goal. Material values and preferences are well captured by computational models of choice; however, little is known about moral…

Political theory and the metaphysics of the self: Outline of a model-based approach

Does the wide distribution of political power in democracies, relative to other modes of government, result in better decisions? Specifically, do we have any reason to believe that they are better qualitatively – more reasoned, better supported by the available evidence, more deserving of support – than those which have been made by other means? In order to answer this question we…

We discuss a number of issues addressed in the volume. In particular, after an introduction about the capacity for resilience shown by European citizens, we summarize the volume’s content in terms of the economic crisis posing constraints to citizens, but also as opening up opportunities for change. Additionally, we discuss the intertwining of the economic and the political…