Political Philosophy and Theory

Discussion of Prof. Ayelet Shachar's New Book

Monday, August 17, 2009

As noted in an earlier post, Prof. Ayelet Shachar recently published her latest book, The Birthright Lottery. It has received a considerable amount of attention.

A story on the front page of the "Insight" section of the Saturday Toronto Star ("Born lucky? Then pay for it," May 2, 2009) discussed Prof. Shachar's book and proposals in detail, and concluded that "Shachar has raised the bar on the discussion of equality." Read the full article on the Toronto Star website.

It was also the subject of a feature review by Andrew Coyne in the July/August 2009 issue of the Literary Review of Canada (LRC).

Prof. Shachar's work has also been profiled in the Spring 2009 issue of Edge, the magazine about research at the University of Toronto. Read the Edge profile (PDF).

Prof. Ayelet Shachar's New Book: "The Birthright Lottery"

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Shachar_birthright Prof. Ayelet Shachar's new book, The Birthright Lottery, has been published by Harvard University Press.

From the publisher:

The vast majority of the global population acquires citizenship purely by accidental circumstances of birth. There is little doubt that securing membership status in a given state bequeaths to some a world filled with opportunity and condemns others to a life with little hope. Gaining privileges by such arbitrary criteria as one’s birthplace is discredited in virtually all fields of public life, yet birthright entitlements still dominate our laws when it comes to allotting membership in a state.

Two New Papers

Mohammad Fadel
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

I have recently posted two new papers to my ssrn page.  The first, titled “Is Historicism a Viable Strategy for Islamic Legal Reform?

New issue of U of T Law Journal features Baker lecture by Ian Shapiro and response by Prof. Dyzenhaus

Monday, July 9, 2012

The new issue of the University of Toronto Law Journal (Volume 62, Number 3, 2012) features an article based on the 2011 Katherine Baker Memorial Lecture given by Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, on the subject of "On non-domination". Shapiro's article is followed by a response by Prof. David Dyzenhaus.

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