Topic 4: Ethics and justice (b) - justice
Topic 4 Readings
Core (required) readings:
Benkler, Y. 2011. The Unselfish Gene. Harvard Business Review, 89(7/8): 76-85.
Banerjee, S. B. 2011. Embedding sustainability across the organization: a critical perspective. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(4): 719-731.
Kanter, R. M. 2011. How Great Companies Think Differently. Harvard Business Review, 89(11): 66-78.
Additional (optional) readings and resources:
- A different perspective on justice regarding distribution of environmental harms:
- Reading 4.2: Urkidi & Walter 2011 'Dimensions of Environmental Justice in Anti-gold Mining Movements in Latin America', Geoforum, vol. 42, pp. 683-695.
This article further discusses the dimensions of justice covered in this topic and applies them to two mining cases. It is useful in giving some additional commentary on the justice principles this topic covers, plus an understanding these principles in the practical setting.
- Reading 4.3: Schlosberg 2007 'Reconceiving Environmental Justice: Global Movements and Political Theories', Environmental Politics, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 517-540.
This article provides a condensed version of the key points in Schlosberg’s book (see reading 4.4). It can be a bit of a difficult at times but it gives some good depth to the issues we cover in this topic so is worth the read for those wanting to dig deeper into the justice topic.
- Reading 4.4: Schlosberg 2007 Defining Environmental Justice, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
This book gives a detailed discussion on justice issues, in particular environmental justice, and is a good resource for those seeking a broad understanding of the issues covered in this topic.
- Reading 4.5: Web sites: These web sites give some examples of how issues of justice, as conceived within the environmental justice area, are being played out in various places around the globe. They also give an insight into how the corporate sector is linked to the issues in play.
Amazon watch: (South America)
Navdanya: (India)