Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations?: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2011
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What are the long-term consequences of decisions we make today, and to what extent should the interests of future generations be taken into account? There is a wide range of public policy challenges that require us to provide some sort of answer to these questions.
This interdisciplinary seminar series brings together academics and experts to address the implications of critical questions arising from ideas of intergenerational justice. Speakers will consider different areas of public policy and ethical debate, including climate change, sustainability and fiscal strategies for population ageing. Even with broad agreement that we should consider the interests of future generations in our collective decision-making, there is plenty of room for argument and debate about detailed application to different cases and circumstances.
| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
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| 8 | Creative Commons | Can Generations be Treated Equally? | Professor Asheim, Department of Economics, University of Oslo, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School Hilary Term Seminar Series 2011 Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations? | Geir Asheim | 24 Aug 2011 |
| 7 | Creative Commons | Fiscal Policy, Fairness between Generations and National Saving | Dr Martin Weale, of the Bank of England Monetary Policy, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School 2011 Hilary Term Seminar Series; Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations? | Martin Weale | 24 Aug 2011 |
| 6 | Climate change investment - what is it worth for future generations? | The worthiness of a social investment project is a balance between the cost of the project, and the value of the benefits to society/ how long those benefits may apply. | Ben Groom | 10 Mar 2011 | |
| 5 | Demographic balance and human capital from an intergenerational perspective | Our world is demographically divided - some populations continue to grow rapidly, while others are already on a shrinking trajectory. | Wolfgang Lutz | 18 Feb 2011 | |
| 4 | Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice: What are our obligations to future generations? | Climate change raises profound questions of intergenerational justice. It is widely recognized that there is a powerful case for mitigation in virtue of obligations we have to future generations. But how much mitigation is required? | Simon Caney | 11 Feb 2011 | |
| 3 | Creative Commons | A legacy of dangers: Climate failure and future generations | The principles that ought to guide our one-way relations with future generations depend profoundly on the precise nature of what is being provided to or - in this case, inflicted on - them. | Henry Shue | 09 Feb 2011 |
| 2 | Creative Commons | Sustainability: How can each generation live well within limits? | Well-being, Time and Sustainability: Epicurus or Aristotle? This seminar addresses two key questions about sustainability. | John O'Neill | 28 Jan 2011 |
| 1 | Creative Commons | Is the fiscal crisis forcing a rethink of our intergenerational compact with the elderly? | Professor Peter Heller (John Hopkins University) on 'Is the fiscal crisis forcing a rethink of our intergenerational compact with the elderly?'. | Peter Heller | 21 Jan 2011 |