Exploitation, Exclusion and Discrimination
Lovanium Seminar in Ethics and Public Policy 2011-12
Toon Vandevelde (KULeuven), Philippe Van Parijs (UCL), Nicholas Vrousalis (KULeuven)
This joint K.U.Leuven‐UCLouvain seminar operates in English and takes place alternatively in Leuven and in Louvain‐la‐Neuve on a number of Thursdays (all day). It starts every year with a compact introduction to the main contemporary ethical theories that are relevant to the discussion of public policies and social institutions.
The rest of the seminar focuses on a special theme that changes from year to year. Past themes include global justice, migration, justice and democracy, the ethical limits of the market, justice and health. The topic this year is "Exploitation, exclusion, discrilination. Forms of injustice and what to do about them."
Programme and Reading List 
Thursday October 13, 2011 (10.30 - 17.00, Dupriez 144, 3 Place Montesquieu, LLN)
Introduction + Exploitation I
10.30 - 11.00: Toon Vandevelde, Philippe Van Parijs, Nicholas Vrousalis: practical organization
11.00 - 13.00: Philippe Van Parijs: An Overview of Contemporary Political Philosophy
13.00 - 14.00: lunch
14.00 - 15.30: Nicholas Vrousalis: Exploitation: Concepts and Theories, Part I
15.30 - 17.00: General discussion introduced by Toon Vandevelde and Philippe Van Parijs
Thursday November 10, 2011 (10.30 - 17.00, Room S, Institute of Philosophy, Kard. Mercierplein, 2, Leuven)
Exploitation II
10.30 - 12.30: Nicholas Vrousalis (KULeuven): Exploitation: Concepts and Theories, Part II
12.30 - 13.30: lunch
13.30 - 15.00: Gijs van Donselaar (Universiteit van Amsterdam): Social policy and the right to exploit
15.30 - 17.00: General discussion introduced by Philippe Van Parijs and Nicholas Vrousalis
Thursday November 24, 2011 (10.30 - 17.00, Room S, Institute of Philosophy, Kard. Mercierplein, 2, Leuven)
Discrimination
10.30 - 12.30: Axel Gosseries (UCL): An egalitarian assessment of anti-discrimination law
12.30 - 13.30: lunch
13.30 - 15.00: Bea Cantillon (Universiteit Antwerpen): Social policy and the duty of insertion
15.30 - 17.00: General discussion introduced by Yannick Vanderborght (tbc) and Nicholas Vrousalis
Thursday December 8, 2011 (10.30 - 17.00, Dupriez 144, 3 Place Montesquieu, LLN)
Exclusion
10.30 - 12.30: Filip Dorssemont (UCL): Non-discrimination versus worker protection
12.30 - 13.30: lunch
13.30 - 15.00: Isabelle Ferreras (UCL): Exploitation and alienation at work in post-industrial capitalism - and what to do about it
15.30 - 17.00: General discussion introduced by Toon Vandevelde and Nicholas Vrousalis
Thursday March 1, 2012 (10.30 – 17.00, Room S, Institute of Philosophy, Kard. Mercierplein, 2, Leuven)
10.30 – 11.10: Carol Linnitt: Vulnerability, the Environment and the Pursuit of Self-Interest
11.10 – 11.50: Andrew Galbraith: Gay Marriage, Exploitation and Discrimination
11.50 – 12.05: break
12.05 – 12.45: Luke Mc Innis: Understanding the Right to Exploit
12.45 - 14.00: Lunch
14.00 – 14.40: Stijn Van Tongerloo: Discrimination in Private Life
14.40 – 15.20: Tony Baratt: Freedom from Exploitation and Domination in a Caste Free Indian Society
15.20 – 15.35: break
15.35 – 16.15: Asher Kramer: How Can Mutually Beneficial Transactions Be Morally Wrong?
16.15 – 16.55: Peter Maigari: Degenerative Policy Making Systems and the Right to Exploitation: A Case Study of Oil Exploration and Exploitation in Nigeria
Thursday March 15, 2012 (10.30 – 1700, Salle du Conseil, Lecl 93, Place Montesquieu, 1, Louvain La Neuve)
10.30 – 11.10: Chris Schwarz: Can Nature Be Exploited?
11.10 – 11.50: Théogène Havugimana: Positive Discrimination and Women Empowerment Policy in East Africa
11.50 – 12.05: break
12.05 – 12.45: Olivier Jegou: (Re)assessing Socialism: Why Neocorporatist Strategies Are Better to Answer the Exploitation Problem
12.45 – 14.00: Lunch
14.00 – 14.40: Thomas Ferretti: Economic Justice and Institutional Design: promoting Cooperatives as a Means to Fight Exploitation, Discrimination and Exclusion
14.40 – 15.20: Hakan Kulcu: Foucault and the Exploitation of Prisoners
15.20 – 15.35: break
15.35 – 16.15: Martin Kuka : Greece in the Pit
16.15 – 16.55: Xavier Meulders : From Marxian Objectivism to Libertarian Subjectivism
Thursday March 29, 2012 (10.30 – 17.00, D350, Place Montesquieu, 3, Louvain La Neuve)
10.30 – 11.10: Diego Hernandez: On Capitalist Exploitation and its Unfairness
11.10 – 11.50: Emmanuele Murra: Exploitation, Basic Income and its Funding. In Search of a Tax Design that Minimize Exploitation
12.00 – 12.05: break
12.05 – 12.45: Lode Cossaer: Real Freedom for All – a Critique
12.45 – 14.00: Lunch
14.00 – 14.40: Nikolai Grbovic: Exploitation and Free Trade
14.40 – 15.20: Donatus Sinkunas: Sweatshops, Western Consumerism and Paternalist Policy
15.20 – 15.35: break
15.35 – 16.15: Esma Baycan: Thomas Pogge and Global Justice: Exploitation in a Global Economy
16.15 – 16.55: Roy Varghese: Affirmative Action and Positive Discrimination in India
Thursday April 19, 2012 (13.00 – 17.00, Room S, Institute of Philosophy, Kard. Mercierplein, 2, Leuven)
14.00 – 14.40: Sebastien Sakkas: The Public Regulation of Surrogate Motherhood: a Comparative Perspective
14.40 – 14.50: break
14.50 – 17.00: Final Conclusion of the seminar
