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Göran Duus-Otterström
I received my PhD in political science from the University of Gothenburg 2008. Since 2021, I am a professor in the department of political science at the same university. I work on the theory of justi
Göran Duus-Otterström: Historical Emissions and Climate Justice
Senior lecturer Göran Duus-Otterström at the University of Gothenburg. ABSTRACT A common view in the discussion of climate change is that the polluter should pay. The costs associated with combatting cl
Klimaträttvisa och historiska utsläpp. Intervju med Göran Duus-Otterström
När man talar om klimaträttvisa tänker man ofta på orättvisor som skapats över geografiska gränser, men orättvisan färdas också över tid. Lyssna på ett samtal med forskaren Göran Duus-Otterström som h
Fairness-based retributivism reconsidered
Criminal Law & Philosophy, pp. 1-18, Online först. Abstract In this paper, I defend fairness-based retributivism against two important objections, the no-benefit objection and the social injustice o
Allocating adaptation finance: examining three ethical arguments for recipient control
International Environmental Agreements , 16(5), p.655–670. doi:10.1007/s10784-015-9288-3 Abstract Most agree that large sums of money should be transferred to the most vulnerable countries in order to he
Benefiting from Injustice and the Common-Source Problem
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, pp 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-017-9845-7. Abstract According to the Beneficiary Pays Principle, innocent beneficiaries of an injustice stand in a special mora
Retributivism and Public Opinion: On the Context Sensitivity of Desert
Criminal Law and Philosophy, Volume 12, Issue 1, pp 125-142. Abstract Retributivism may seem wholly uninterested in the fit between penal policy and public opinion, but on one rendition of the theory, h
Consumption-based emissions accounting: the normative debate
Environmental Politics, published online doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1507467 Abstract The normative debate surrounding consumption-based emissions accounting, conceived of as a method for constructing
Do Offenders Deserve Proportionate Punishments?
Criminal Law & Philosophy Abstract The aim of the paper is to investigate how retributivists should respond to the apparent tension between moral desert and proportionality in punishment. I argue th
Subsistence Emissions and Climate Justice
British Journal of Political Science Abstract The climate justice literature typically endorses a moral right to produce subsistence emissions, but this right appears problematic considering how urgent
