Friday May 13
09:00 Coffee, registration
09:15 Welcome/introductory remarks
09:30 – 12:00 Approaches to Solidarity
Mara Marin, University of Frankfurt: Relational Solidarity as Commitment
Charles Lesch, Harvard University: Social Citizenship: A Theory of Non-Rationalism and Liberal Solidarity
Waheed Hussein, University of Toronto: Dog Eat Dog: Institutions, Rivalry and Solidarity
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 15:30 The Solidarity Economy
Craig Borowiak, Haverford College and Keally McBride, University of San Francisco Solidarity Economy vs. Sharing Economy: A Comparison of San Francisco and Philadelphia
Thilo Schaefer, University of Toronto: The Provision of Public Goods in the Emerging Sharing Economy
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
16:00 – 18:00 Solidarity, Legitimacy and Citizenship
Margaret Kohn, University of Toronto, Solidarism and Social Rights
Rutger Claassen, Utrecht University, Property as a Basis for Political Legitimacy: Towards another Conception?
Saturday May 14
09:00 – 11:00 Approaches to Public Goods (I): Justificatory Concerns
Avigail Ferdman, University of Toronto, Perfectionist Considerations in the Distribution of Non-Universal Public Goods
Patrick Turmel, Université Laval, Justification of Taxation: From Public Goods to Solidarity
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee
11:15 – 13:15 Approaches to Public Goods (II): Distributive concerns
David Robichaud, University of Ottawa, Freedom and Taxation
Karel Martens, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and Radboud University, Distributive Justice and Transportation Planning
Michael Kessler, Trinity College, University of Toronto, “Engaging the Reluctant Taxpayer: how to justify public support for the arts”
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 The Politics of Solidarity
Chair: Ronit Levine-Schnur
Avery Kolers, University of Louisville, In and Out of the Vanguard of Brownfields Reclamation
Thad Williamson, University of Richmond, Community Wealth Building: The Experience of Richmond, VA
*This workshop has been funded by the SSHRC, with support from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Department of Political Science.