Les Ateliers de l'éthique / The Ethics Forum: Announcements
Presentation A multidisciplinary journal on the normative challenges of public policies and social practices. Indexing The journal is in open access mode and can be entirely downloaded on Érudit.org. Les ateliers de l'éthique/The Ethics Forum is permanently archived on Portico. It is indexed in many catalogues, among others Philosopher's Index, Philpapers.org, Google Scholar, Directory of Open Access Journals, Portail BiblioSHSof the INIST and Papyrus. Mandate The primary objective of the journal Les Ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum is to publish high-level research articles dealing with normative issues that concern ethics in different fields. In addition to publishing only original articles of the highest quality, the journal distinguishes itself by the multidisciplinary character of its authors as well as by its commitment to turn ethics into a field of study whose theoretical issues call for the participation of researchers from several disciplinary horizons. The journal publishes articles in French in order to disseminate the work of francophone scholars and to make international research in contemporary ethics available to the francophone public. It is also important to the journal to create the conditions for a dialogue between francophone and non-francophone authors, which is why it is entirely bilingual, publishing as many articles in English as in French. Themes The journal covers the three branches of interdisciplinary research in ethics: the foundations of ethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. Thus, the journal publishes articles bearing on the study of the foundations of this field and its main concepts, including agents’ moral psychology as well as the nature of deliberation and the emotions. It also publishes articles on the normative dimensions of public policies and social practices in areas as varied as health, the management of the human and natural environment, commerce, social and cultural diversity, justice, education, feminist studies, North-South relations, etc. Lastly, the journal publishes articles on many topics of research in applied ethics, such as business ethics, animal ethics, and bioethics. Of course, individual articles or issues not infrequently span several of these categories and sub-fields. Open Access Statement The journal allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other lawful purpose. Our journal is operating under an open access policy, primarily to facilitate access to scientific knowledge. Our goal is to publish articles in French and English on cutting edge topics in all areas related to ethics, and make them readily accessible to researchers and teachers from everywhere and to a wider audience who’s interested in this kind of research. Contact Email aeef@umontreal.ca Journal's website https://www.lecre.umontreal.ca/en/categorie/ateliers_ethique_ethics_forum-en/ Telephone 514-343-6111 ext. 2932 Centre de recherche en éthique Métro Université-de-Montréal 2910, Boul. Édouard-Montpetit 3ème étage, local 314 Montreal (Quebec) H3T 1J7 Canada Postal address C.P. 6128, succ. "Centre-ville", Montreal (Quebec) H3C 3J7
“The Ethics and Politics of Trauma, Resilience and Repair”
If resilience discourse has over the years been the target of numerous criticisms within political philosophy and the social sciences (Walker and Cooper 2011; Carton 2013; Chandler and Reid 2016; Bracke 2016), resilience itself remains central as a form of adaptation and source of solidarity within certain marginalized communities (Herman 1997; Solnit 2010; Weaver 2023). The language of resilience has unmistakably been co-opted by neoliberalism, but researchers in critical psychiatry and psychology nevertheless still view it as a mode of resistance—most notably in colonial contexts where survival is tested daily, or within communities targeted by hate crimes (Jabr 2019; Malatino 2019; Seechi & Seechi 2021). Thus, depending on the context requiring resilience (uprooting, migration, colonialism, precarity, trauma, etc.), resilience cannot necessarily be seen as a ‘docile’ acceptance of suffering, but could – in cases where there are networks of support – constitute a force for survival or even social transformation (e.g. Simich & Andermann 2014; Ionescu 2013; Hall & Lamont 2013). Invoking the concept of resilience thus requires us simultaneously to reflect on the discreet violence done to certain groups and on the means used to co-opt and/or make invisible the various forms of survival and resistance of these groups. As such, studying resilience requires a joint reflection on traumatic experiences and ‘ordinary’ oppressions, as well as on the political, social and economic conditions that make this resilience possible or not (Fassin and Rechtman 2009; Alexander 2012; Hamrouni and Milot 2022; Pain 2022). As is the case with resilience, invocations of trauma as a diagnosis and as a lived experience have ethico-political implications: the use of a trauma diagnosis can, for instance, be employed to gain access to certain rights or to reparations (Fassin and Rechtman 2009, 10). But if the diagnosis of trauma can serve to make certain experiences of violence or oppression more visible, it does not always guarantee their being offered credibility. The moral economy of trauma is complex, as are those of resilience and repair. This call for papers wishes to invite contributions on the following (non-exhaustive) list of questions: What are the differences between clinical/psychological accounts and philosophical accounts (philosophy, phenomenology, political thought) of resilience? What can we learn through a dialogue between these accounts and between various research disciplines? From a historical and/or political perspective, how have feminist and decolonial theories shaped new definitions of resilience in the face of different forms of oppression and/or collective trauma? To what extent do disability studies and trans studies provide new insights for theorizing trauma and resilience? What is the contribution of ‘disaster studies’ to the study of resilience and repair in political philosophy? How can we avoid the co-optation of the terms ‘trauma’, ‘resilience’ and ‘reparation’? What roles can the arts, theater or literature play in processes of repair and healing? How should we envision the ties between trauma and memory? What are the connections between care and repair? What collective arrangements are necessary for resilience in the face of disasters (ecological, health, economic, etc) or of collective trauma? What institutional and infrastructural means are necessary to deal with “the unlivable” and/or to compensate for forms of vulnerability that build over time (Butler & Worms 2021)? To what extent are the concepts of resilience or trauma shaped by transformations in social, political and cultural contexts? Is it appropriate to assert that we live in a ‘culture of trauma’? What are the ethical and political implications of such a label? This multidisciplinary issue would like to bring together the work of researchers from philosophy, political science, ethics, sociology, gender studies, literature, psychology and any other relevant field. Proposals submission date: March 1, 2025 Abstracts may be in English or French. Proposals should not exceed 350 words (excluding bibliography) and should include a working title. Authors will be contacted by March 31 about the acceptance (or rejection) of their proposals. Deadline for article submissions: October 1, 2025 Submissions may be in English or French, and should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words in length. Please submit your proposals to: sbourgau@uottawa.ca and epare032@uottawa.ca Formatting: Please follow Les Ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum submission guidelines available on their website: https://www.lecre.umontreal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/consignes-aux-auteurs-2014_mise-en-page-1.pdf For any questions, you can contact Sophie Bourgault (sbourgau@uottawa.ca) or Éléonore Paré (epare032@uottawa.ca)
Les Ateliers de l'éthique / The Ethics Forum
“Housing and Social Justice” (Deadline: 22 November 2024)
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a special issue of Les Ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum focused on Housing and Social Justice. This special issue follows the recent Housing and Social Justice Conference held in Montreal in May 2024 and aims to further explore the critical issues discussed. Les Ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum is dedicated to advancing scholarly understanding of ethical issues in contemporary society, and this special issue seeks to bring together diverse perspectives on the intersection of housing and social justice. We invite submissions that address various aspects of housing and social justice, including but not limited to theoretical essays, empirical research, case studies, and reviews. Contributions from various disciplines including philosophy, sociology, urban studies, political science, ethics, and law are welcome. Submissions can be in either French or English and can be related, without being limited to the following themes: Normative housing issues. What does it mean to have “fair” access to housing? Does the state have a duty to provide housing for all? This first line of research examines how housing is thought of in the light of central conceptions of political philosophy and seeks to establish what housing “justice” means. The question is whether access to housing enables a form of freedom or relational equality, or whether access to housing only concerns material conditions. It is as much a question of thinking about the normative implications of a “loss of control over one’s living environment” (Gaudreau, 2020) because of a financialized housing market as it is of using certain tools from theories of justice to imagine or test public policies for access to housing. (King, 2011; Taylor, 2019) Private property and housing. Is the right to property compatible with the right to housing in the context of liberal democracies and market economies? Is the right to property the best way to guarantee equality? The aim is to offer an often-overlooked perspective on the confrontation between the right to property and the right to housing. With the aim of going beyond legal debates, this theme will provide a space for thinking about the problem posed by the moral confrontation between these two rights. It will then also be possible to ask whether landlordism complements or contradicts the implementation of positive social measures in the form of social rights protecting housing. This raises the question of whether public policies should encourage access to private property, and whether private property should be the solution favored by states to guarantee equality in housing. Housing and home. Is having a place to live the same as having a home? What are the differences between the two experiences? What are the normative and practical implications of such a distinction? Does having a house necessarily mean having a roof over one’s head? The aim is to rethink social relationships as essential elements of the “feeling” of being at home. This axis will also allow us to question the possibility of commercializing this feeling of being at home in a context of increasing commodification of housing. It will also examine the boundaries between concepts such as “shelter”, “roof”, “housing” and “home”, to better understand which characteristics of these components do or do not contribute to housing justice. (Young, 2005) Institutions for housing justice. Seeking housing justice also requires the handling of claims by certain institutions dedicated to housing law and the right to housing. What barriers currently limit access to housing justice? What improvements can be made to the institutions that protect access to housing? What forms can organizations that defend housing justice take? Should they be formal? This axis will also be an opportunity to question whether institutions should always encourage access to housing, and what roles these institutions have in maintaining housing injustices. Les Ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum accepts a wide range of papers. Some of the options are listed below but you can also find more information about the Journal and its guidelines at: https://www.lecre.umontreal.ca/en/categorie/ateliers_ethique_ethics_forum-en/ Submission Guidelines: Research Articles: Up to 9,000 words. These should offer substantive engagement with normative challenges arising in the context of social practices and public policies. Research articles are subject to double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers. Review Articles: 5,000-9,000 words. These should offer an extensive overview of recent debates or literatures relevant to the journal’s scope. We particularly welcome French-language surveys of recent debates in Anglophone philosophy and English-language surveys of recent debates in Francophone philosophy. These submissions are subject to double-blind peer review by at least one reviewer. Case Discussions and Responses: Case discussions (up to 3,000 words) describe and discuss real-world problems concerning social practices and/or public policy and identify normative questions or approaches that might be suitable for engaging with those problems. Accepted case discussions will be published on the journal’s website, along with an invitation for responses (also up to 3,000 words in length). Case discussions and responses are subject to double-blind review by at least one peer reviewer. Submissions: eliot.litalien@umontreal.ca Deadline: By November 22nd, 2024 Formatting: Please follow Les Ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum submission guidelines available on their website: https://www.lecre.umontreal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/consignes-aux-auteurs-2014_mise-en-page-1.pdf For any questions, you can contact Alexandre Petitclerc (guest editor) at alexandre.petitclerc@umontreal.ca.