Monica Mookherjee's Outputs (4)

On Axel Honneth's Cosmopolitanism: The 'Forgetting' of Global Poverty as a Form of Reification (2020)
Journal Article
Mookherjee. (2020). On Axel Honneth's Cosmopolitanism: The 'Forgetting' of Global Poverty as a Form of Reification. Social Theory and Practice, 46(4), https://doi.org/10.5840/soctheorpract20201029105

Amid now extensive debates about cosmopolitanism in political theory, this article explores the implications of Axel Honneth’s recognition theory for issues in international justice, not least the dire situation of poverty in the world. In contrast w... Read More about On Axel Honneth's Cosmopolitanism: The 'Forgetting' of Global Poverty as a Form of Reification.

Liberalism in Practice: The Psychology and Pedagogy of Public Reason. By Olivia Newman. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2015. 216p. $37.00 cloth. (2018)
Journal Article
Mookherjee, M. (2018). Liberalism in Practice: The Psychology and Pedagogy of Public Reason. By Olivia Newman. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2015. 216p. $37.00 cloth. Perspectives on Politics, 16(1), 214-215. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1537592717003589

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.

Imagining new dialogues about human rights: The implications of Charles Taylor’s theory of recognition for global feminism (2014)
Journal Article
Mookherjee, M. (2014). Imagining new dialogues about human rights: The implications of Charles Taylor’s theory of recognition for global feminism. Journal of International Political Theory, 10(2), 127-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755088214522740

This article explores the implications of Charles Taylor’s politics of recognition for a global feminist theory. The main contention is that Taylor’s thought implies an innovative dialogue about human rights that assists a flexible understanding of d... Read More about Imagining new dialogues about human rights: The implications of Charles Taylor’s theory of recognition for global feminism.