All Outputs (3)

Restoring Human Capacity: Reconciliation and Liberal Multiculturalism (2016)
Book Chapter
Mookherjee. (2016). Restoring Human Capacity: Reconciliation and Liberal Multiculturalism. In Theorizing Transitional Justice (137 - 137). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315551180-18

The twin goals of transitional justice social cohesion and durable peace are broad social goals, not limited to systems of justice. In his recent book Gahima, who was Rwandas Attorney General from 19992003, nevertheless argues that Rwandas intensive... Read More about Restoring Human Capacity: Reconciliation and Liberal Multiculturalism.

Healing Multiculturalism: Middle-Ground Liberal Forgiveness in a Diverse Public Realm (2016)
Journal Article
Mookherjee. (2016). Healing Multiculturalism: Middle-Ground Liberal Forgiveness in a Diverse Public Realm. Philosophia, 44, 1057-1078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-016-9758-z

This article examines debates about political forgiveness in liberal, pluralist societies. Although the concept of forgiveness is not usually taken up by liberals, I outline a plausible conception by exploring two recent approaches. The first, ‘unatt... Read More about Healing Multiculturalism: Middle-Ground Liberal Forgiveness in a Diverse Public Realm.

‘Ambiguity, Existence, Cosmopolitanism: Simone de Beauvoir and a Global Theory of Feminist Recognition’ (2016)
Book Chapter
Mookherjee. (2016). ‘Ambiguity, Existence, Cosmopolitanism: Simone de Beauvoir and a Global Theory of Feminist Recognition’. In Recognition and Global Politics: Critical encounters between state and world. https://doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9781784993337.003.0003

This chapter critically assesses the ability of Nancy Fraser’s status model of recognition to foster an international, or ‘cosmopolitan’, feminist theory of recognition. Fraser’s tripartite account of recognition, redistribution and political represe... Read More about ‘Ambiguity, Existence, Cosmopolitanism: Simone de Beauvoir and a Global Theory of Feminist Recognition’.