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Corporate Agency and the Responsibilities of Citizens and States [Online Panel]<\/h1>\n

Evrensel Sebep, Ahmet G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc, Bar\u0131\u015f\u00a0Ka\u015fta\u015f and Bill Wringe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:<\/strong> Tracy Isaacs (Western), Avia Pasternak (UCL), Anna Stilz (Princeton)<\/p>\n

What is the state? Is it a corporate agent? Does it have moral agency? Various philosophers have attempted to answer these questions in recent years. This has led to an increased interest in works at the intersection of social ontology and political philosophy. Today, many philosophers hold that the state is a corporate moral agent (List and Pettit, Erskine, Stilz, Pasternak, Collins and Lawford-Smith). But even if we accept that the state is a moral agent, we can ask some further questions: Who is part of the state agent? Who should we attribute state actions to? Who should be held responsible for these actions? Do the citizens and the state have obligations towards each other? Would our answers to these questions change under different circumstances? In this workshop, we aim to discuss these issues. Holly Lawford-Smith (2019) argues that only the members of the national government are responsible for state actions. According to her, citizens are excluded from this responsibility. By contrast, Avia Pasternak (2021) argues that citizens can be held responsible for state actions if they make genuine intentional contributions to the maintenance of the state. The workshop is predicated on this debate and further expands on it by focusing on a wide range of responsibilities in relation to the state. We welcome contributions to the following questions and related topics:<\/p>\n

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  1. Who should be the responsibility-bearer for state actions? Should citizens be included or excluded? Should we adopt proportional or nonproportional distribution of state responsibility? Is there a possibility of rejecting or accepting both approaches based on the circumstances?<\/li>\n
  2. Do the state and citzens have obligations towards each other? Are there any responsibilities states have to other states? Do citzens have responsibilities to their fellow citizens and\/or to the citizens of other states? What would be these responsibilities, if there are any?<\/li>\n
  3. Do these responsibilities differ in adverse circumstances such as a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat, pandemics, war, social unrest? If, for example, the state is in a war, can it justifiably relinquish some\/all of its responsibilities? How do changes in the form of government affect the moral agency of the state? Are there collective responsibilities of citizens towards their state or to the rest of the world in times of war? What can we learn about the fundamental nature of state and citizen responsibility in light of its articulations in extreme times?<\/li>\n
  4. Are there responsibilities of any potential subgroups within the state such as the army, the supreme court, the scientific community? What would these responsibilities include?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    <\/strong>Wednesday 7<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> September<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Opening Speech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    14:00-15:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    \u201cAre Citizens Culpable for State Action?\u201d \u2014 Anna Stilz (Princeton University), Keynote Speaker<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    \u201cSelf-determination and the responsibility of citizens\u201d \u2014 David Rischel (University of Warwick)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    16:45-17:45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    \u201cWhat are the necessary conditions for citizen responsibility?\u201d \u2014 Evrensel Sebep (Bilkent University)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    \u201cReparation, Responsibility, and Collective Agency\u201d \u2014 Susan Stark (Bater College)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    19:00-20:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    \u201cStates, Citizenship, and Genocides: A Response to Lawford-Smith\u2019s Citizen-Exclusive Conception of State\u201d \u2014 Berkay Ozar (Bilkent University)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    <\/strong>Thursday 8<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> September<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \u201cSocial Movements, Collective Obligation, and \u2018Ally-ship\u2019\u201d \u2014 Tracy Isaacs (Western University), Keynote Speaker<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    \u201cResponsibility of Rawls\u2019s People as a Collective Agent\u201d \u2014 Ahmet G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc (Bilkent University)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    15:45-16:45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    \u201cDuties to Promote Just Institutions and the Citizenry as an Unorganized Group\u201d \u2014 Niels de Haan (University of Vienna)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    \u201cA Defense of the Standard View\u201d \u2014 Bill Wringe (Bilkent University)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    18:00-19:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    \u201cWhich Duties Should States Fulfill On Behalf Of Their Constituents?\u201d \u2014 Santiago Meija (Fordham University)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    <\/strong>Friday 9<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> September<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    13:00-14:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    \u201cCitizens\u2019 Responsibility in Violent Protests\u201d \u2014 Avia Pasternak (University College London), Keynote Speaker<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    \u201cRegime-Dependence and Gradual Complicity\u201d \u2014 David Schweikard (Europa-University Flensburg)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    15:45-16:45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    \u201cMaking the State Responsible: A Proxy Account of Legal Organisations and Private Agents Acting for the State\u201d \u2014 Miguel Garcia (University College Cork)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    \u201cThe Responsibility of Public Authorities\u201d \u2014 Manish Oza (Western University)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    \u201cCitizen Responsibility Without Group Agency: Structural Injustice and Natural Duty Approaches\u201d \u2014 Lucia M. Rafanelli (The George Washington University)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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