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Convenors<\/strong><\/p>\n Erik Malmqvist<\/strong> (University of Gothenburg)<\/span><\/p>\n Andr\u00e1s Szigeti<\/strong> (Link\u00f6ping University\/Lund University)<\/span><\/p>\n *All Times are British Summer Time<\/span><\/p>\n 3.30pm \u2013 7pm<\/strong> <\/p>\n Welcome address \u2013 Andr\u00e1s Szigeti, Erik Malmqvist<\/strong><\/p>\n TBA \u2013 Hallie Liberto<\/strong> (Maryland)<\/p>\n \u201cWho is Wronged by Wrongful Exploitation?\u201d \u2013 Brian Berkey<\/strong> (UPenn)<\/p>\n \u201cExploitation as Taking Advantage of Entrustment\u201d \u2013 Jeremy Snyder<\/strong> (Simon Fraser)<\/p>\n 4pm \u2013 7pm<\/strong> <\/p>\n \u201cWhen Injustice Exploits: Relational Inequality and the Wide Account of Vulnerability to Exploitation\u201d \u2013 Fareed Awan<\/strong> (McGill)<\/p>\n \u201cExploitation and the Value of Choice\u201d \u2013 Julian Jonker<\/strong> (UPenn)<\/p>\n TBA \u2013 Mikhail Valdman<\/strong> (Virginia Commonwealth)<\/p>\n 4pm \u2013 7pm<\/strong> <\/p>\n \u201cIs it Morally Impermissible to Buy Video Games? Crunch Culture and Exploitation in the Video Game Industry\u201d \u2013 Alexander Andersson<\/strong> (Gothenburg)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Conditions of Care Exploitation\u201d \u2013 Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer<\/strong> (Butler)<\/p>\n TBA \u2013 Benjamin Ferguson<\/strong> (Warwick)<\/p>\n 4pm \u2013 7pm<\/strong> <\/p>\n \u201cDesperate Exchange, Exploitation and Competitive Market Agency\u201d \u2013 Adrian Walsh<\/strong> (New England)<\/p>\n TBA \u2013 Somogy Varga<\/strong> (Aarhus)<\/p>\n TBA \u2013 Danielle Wenner<\/strong> (Carnegie Mellon)<\/p>\n Concluding remarks \u2013 Erik Malmqvist, Andr\u00e1s Szigeti<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Exploitation is a widespread global phenomenon receiving increased scholarly attention. And yet, exploitation remains puzzling mainly because, while exploitation can involve harm or coercion, it can also occur when transactions are Pareto-superior and consented to by all the parties involved. The proposed panel aims to both <\/span>deepen<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>broaden<\/span><\/i> our understanding of the concept of exploitation.<\/span><\/p>\n The challenge of <\/span>depth<\/span><\/i> arises because we need to ask what exactly makes exploitative transactions morally objectionable even when both sides consent to the transaction and both sides benefit from it. While the panel is certainly open to contributions approaching this issue from liberal, Kantian, and Marxist perspectives, we would especially welcome innovative accounts of exploitation that seek to go beyond these established frameworks. We are particularly interested in contributions exploring the idea that what makes exploitation morally wrong is some specific combination of distributive and relational injustice.<\/span><\/p>\n We think that it would also be important to <\/span>broaden<\/span><\/i> the discussion of exploitation. There are important ethical questions to be raised as regards who exactly is to be blamed for exploitation and how the harm of exploitation can be rectified, remediated or prevented. For example, earlier accounts often frame exploitation as a two-party interaction, but in most real-life cases exploitation involves and benefits third parties. Relatedly, exploitation is often thought to be related to broader social injustices, but the nature of this relationship remains insufficiently understood. We also welcome contributions that discuss less frequently analysed instances of exploitation, such as societies\u2019 reliance on \u201cessential workers\u201d during the pandemic or the situation of junior scholars and adjuncts in academia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Paper Submissions:<\/i><\/b> The workshop is organized and convened by Erik Malmqvist (University of Gothenburg) and Andr\u00e1s Szigeti (Link\u00f6ping University\/Lund University). The <\/span>pre-read<\/b> sessions will consist of combination of invited talks and selected papers. Each speaker will be given a 55-minute slot with 25 minutes for a summary presentation of the paper and 30 minutes for the Q&A. If you are interested, please send an anonymized abstract of 500 words to <\/span>erik.malmqvist@gu.se<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>andras.szigeti@liu.se<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by 22nd May, 2021<\/strong>. Please also include a separate cover sheet with your contact information (name, email, paper title, and affiliation). Authors will receive decisions by 8<\/strong><\/span>th<\/strong> June, 2021<\/strong>.<\/span> Participants selected for the workshop will be asked to submit complete papers by 23rd August, 2021.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Information on MANCEPT: <\/b>Registration for the conference opens in May. All participants must register to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n This year\u2019s fees are:<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note that MANCEPT offers fee-waiver bursaries to attend the conference (available for current graduate students only), and the application deadline for a bursary is 15<\/strong><\/span>th<\/strong> June, 2021<\/strong>. To give presenters time to apply for a bursary, authors will receive decisions by 8<\/strong><\/span>th June, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Towards a Unified Theory of Exploitation? Convenors Erik Malmqvist (University of Gothenburg) Andr\u00e1s Szigeti (Link\u00f6ping University\/Lund University) *All Times are British Summer Time September 7, 2021 Session 1 3.30pm \u2013 7pm Welcome address \u2013 Andr\u00e1s Szigeti, Erik Malmqvist TBA \u2013 Hallie Liberto (Maryland) \u201cWho is Wronged by Wrongful Exploitation?\u201d \u2013 Brian Berkey (UPenn) \u201cExploitation as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4408,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Convenors<\/strong>\r\n\r\nErik Malmqvist<\/strong> (University of Gothenburg)<\/span>\r\n\r\nAndr\u00e1s Szigeti<\/strong> (Link\u00f6ping University\/Lund University)<\/span>\r\n\r\n
\nSeptember 7, 2021<\/h4>\n
Session 1<\/em><\/h6>\n
September 8, 2021<\/h4>\n
Session 2<\/em><\/h6>\n
September 9, 2021<\/h4>\n
Session 3<\/em><\/h6>\n
September 10, 2021<\/h4>\n
Session 4<\/em><\/h6>\n
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\r\n\r\nExploitation is a widespread global phenomenon receiving increased scholarly attention. And yet, exploitation remains puzzling mainly because, while exploitation can involve harm or coercion, it can also occur when transactions are Pareto-superior and consented to by all the parties involved. The proposed panel aims to both <\/span>deepen<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>broaden<\/span><\/i> our understanding of the concept of exploitation.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe challenge of <\/span>depth<\/span><\/i> arises because we need to ask what exactly makes exploitative transactions morally objectionable even when both sides consent to the transaction and both sides benefit from it. While the panel is certainly open to contributions approaching this issue from liberal, Kantian, and Marxist perspectives, we would especially welcome innovative accounts of exploitation that seek to go beyond these established frameworks. We are particularly interested in contributions exploring the idea that what makes exploitation morally wrong is some specific combination of distributive and relational injustice.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe think that it would also be important to <\/span>broaden<\/span><\/i> the discussion of exploitation. There are important ethical questions to be raised as regards who exactly is to be blamed for exploitation and how the harm of exploitation can be rectified, remediated or prevented. For example, earlier accounts often frame exploitation as a two-party interaction, but in most real-life cases exploitation involves and benefits third parties. Relatedly, exploitation is often thought to be related to broader social injustices, but the nature of this relationship remains insufficiently understood. We also welcome contributions that discuss less frequently analysed instances of exploitation, such as societies\u2019 reliance on \u201cessential workers\u201d during the pandemic or the situation of junior scholars and adjuncts in academia.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPaper Submissions:<\/i><\/b> The workshop is organized and convened by Erik Malmqvist (University of Gothenburg) and Andr\u00e1s Szigeti (Link\u00f6ping University\/Lund University). The <\/span>pre-read<\/b> sessions will consist of combination of invited talks and selected papers. Each speaker will be given a 55-minute slot with 25 minutes for a summary presentation of the paper and 30 minutes for the Q&A. If you are interested, please send an anonymized abstract of 500 words to <\/span>erik.malmqvist@gu.se<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>andras.szigeti@liu.se<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by 22nd May, 2021<\/strong>. Please also include a separate cover sheet with your contact information (name, email, paper title, and affiliation). Authors will receive decisions by 8<\/strong><\/span>th<\/strong> June, 2021<\/strong>.<\/span> Participants selected for the workshop will be asked to submit complete papers by 23rd August, 2021.<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nInformation on MANCEPT: <\/b>Registration for the conference opens in May. All participants must register to attend.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s fees are:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \t