Animals, Equality and Democracy

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-31863-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 213 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 337 g

Reihe: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

Animals, Equality and Democracy examines the structure of animal protection legislation and finds that it is deeply inequitable, with a tendency to favour those animals the community is most likely to see and engage with. Siobhan O'Sullivan argues that these inequities violate fundamental principle of justice and transparency.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Sullivan, S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editors' Foreword Preface by Prof. Robert Garner, University of Leicester, UK Introduction: Where are all the Animals? Animal Citizens The Political Lives of Animals Animal Invisibility Out of Sight, Out of Mind Applying the Justice Principle to Animal Citizens Conclusion References Index

Über Autor(innen)

SIOBHAN O'SULLIVAN is Research Fellow at the School of Social and Political Sciences, Melbourne University, Australia.  She has a long-standing interest in animal protection and published widely on animal issues, including articles in , and the . Siobhan is an Associate Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics.