Annual Intensive Research Workshop

The aim of the Social Justice Theory Workshop is to enable sustained exploration in the theory of social justice. It addresses topics such as the articulation of ideals and principles of economic, political, gender, race, environmental, and cultural justice; the critique of inequality, domination, exploitation, and alienation; and the illumination of political institutions, practices and processes of transformation that might foster progressive change.

Workshop papers will be pre-circulated, and participation implies a commitment to reading the papers in advance.

This workshop is organized by Pablo Gilabert and Peter Dietsch, in association with the Social Justice Centre (Université Concordia), the Centre de recherche en éthique (Université de Montréal) and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria.

The 10th edition of this intensive research workshop will take place on May 28 and 29, 2026, in room MB 14.250 at Concordia University’s John Molson Pavilion, located at 1450 Guy Street in Montreal, Quebec.

The workshop will be in person. Places are limited and registration is required. If you would like to participate, please contact Christiane Bailey at the following address before May 1st : sjc@concordia.ca.

Programm :

Thursday, May 28 2026 (day 1)

• 9:00 – 9:15 am: Coffee and snacks
• 9:15 – 10:30 am: Cristina Lafont (Northwestern University), “Inequality and the Human Rights Project,” commentary by Dominique Leydet (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• 10:30 – 10:45 am: Break
• 10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Gina Schouten (Harvard University), “On Educational Opportunity,” commentary by Andrée-Anne Cormier (École Nationale d’Administration Publique)
• 12:00 – 1:30 pm: Lunch
• 1:30 – 2:45 pm: Vid Simoniti (University of Liverpool), “Democratic Control of Cultural Change Through Images,” commentary by Ryoa Chung (University of Montréal)
• 2:45 – 3:00 pm: Break
• 3:00 – 4:15 pm: Pablo Gilabert (Concordia University), “Why We Should Support Working Artists,” commentary by Louis-Philippe Hodgson (York University)
• 6:30 pm: Diner (speakers and commentators) 

Friday, May 29 2026 (day 2)

• 9:30 – 9:45 am: Welcome 
• 9:45 – 11:00 am: Sanjay Reddy (New School for Social Research), “Intergenerational concern in a new key,” commentary by Colin Macleod (University of Victoria)
• 11:00 – 11:15 am: Break
• 11:15 – 12:30 am: Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria) et Thomas Rixen, “How to Catalyse the Green Transition: Insulation, Expansion, and the Politics of Distribution,” commentary by Matthias Fritsch (Concordia University)
• 12:30 – 3:00 pm: Dinner
• 3:00 pm: Goodbye

For more information, please consult the following link.