Manchester workshops in Political Theory
August 31 – September 2, 2011
Convened by Adina Preda and Nicholas Vrousalis
Session 1, 31/08: What is exploitation?
Chair: Nicholas Vrousalis
14.00 – 15.10
Exploitation in the Liberal Capitalist State (abstract)
Mark Reiff (Manchester)
15.10 – 16.20
What is Exploitation? (abstract)
Roberto Veneziani (Queen Mary, London)
16.20 – 17.30
Liberal vs. Marxian Perspectives on Exploitation (abstract)
Paul Warren (Florida)
Session 2, 01/09: Exploitation and Fairness
Chair: Adina Preda
9.00 – 10.10
Exploitation and Unfairness (abstract)
Wendy van der Neyt (Edinburgh)
10.10 – 11.20
Marxism, Equality and Exploitation (abstract)
John Filling (St John’s, Oxford)
11.20 – 12.30
Exploitation, Equality and the Structure of Proletarian Unfreedom (abstract)
Nicholas Vrousalis (Louvain)
Session 3, 01/09: Who Exploits?
Chair: John Filling
14.00 – 15.10
Who is responsible for exploitation? (abstract)
Benjamin Ferguson (LSE)
15.10 – 16.20
Is exploitation voluntary? (abstract)
Adina Preda (Montreal)
16.20 – 17.30
On Duty (abstract)
Karl Widerquist (Georgetown-Qatar)
Session 4, 02/09: Exploitation and the Virtues
Chair: Karl Widerquist
9.00 – 10.10
Exploiting an Individual’s Virtue (abstract)
Rob Lawlor (Leeds)
11.20 – 12.30
Exploiting Gift Givers (abstract)
Sara Belfrage (Stockholm)
Roundtable discussion