The School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry Philosophy

Dr Jeremy Moss

PhD (Melbourne)

T: +61 3 8344 5091
E: jmoss@unimelb.edu.au

Old Quad, Room 1.31A
Office Hours: by appointment

 

Academic Profile

My main research interests are in political philosophy and moral theory. I am particularly interested in egalitarian discussions of key topics in political philosophy including; equality, democracy, global equality and political obligation. Much of my recent research has been focused on developing an account of why equality is valuable. I have also written papers on mutual obligation, responsibility and equality, Amartya Sen"s capability approach, and public goods. I teach mainly in political philosophy Philosophy, Politics and Economics (1st yr) Political Philosophy (4th yr). I have four ARC funded grant projects: "Reassessing Egalitarianism"; "Disability, Welfare and Work"; "Health and Inequality" and "Climate Justice" as well as "Energy and Poverty". More details of the latter projects are included below.

I am also the Director of the Social Justice Initiative at the University of Melbourne, which is an interdisciplinary research program that conducts research on social justice.

www.socialjustice.unimelb.edu.au/

 

Recent Publications

 

Research

I am the Director of the Social Justice Initiative at the University of Melbourne, which is an interdisciplinary research program that conducts research on social justice.

 

Grants

ARC Future Fellowship 2010-13, "Climate Justice"

The aim of this project is to provide a new framework for how to fairly distribute the costs of responding to climate change. The project will examine current philosophical accounts of how to distribute the burdens of climate change between and within nations, and develop a new account of who should pay for the costs of responding to climate change. The project will offer a philosophically defensible version of climate justice, assess impacts of climate change on the disadvantaged and, provide a framework to guide institutional and policy developments on a national and global level.
The project will also offer significant insights into the effects of climate change and adaptation policy on the key area of rural well-being and energy use. The project will be able to gauge whether current and proposed carbon trading schemes are just and how in particular, Australia"s climate policy interacts with the Pacific region. In addition, the project will also consider the important political issue of whether democratic participation in the formation of climate policy is required and in what ways.
Collaborating partners include:

Oxford University

McGill University

UNESCO

 

"Disability, Welfare and Work": G Marston and J Moss. ARC Linkage: Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

This project will offer significant insights into the experiences of people with a disability in the context of welfare-to-work policies. The project will be able to gauge the extent to which the significant amount of public funds invested in the new welfare-to-work measures is effective. In 2002/03 the Australian Government invested over $300 million in Open Employment assistance. The applied research into conceptual questions such as the correct model of disability, the relation of obligation to our understanding of citizenship and associated ethical issues will assist in policy development around disability issues.

Current Partners:

ACE National Disability Network

University of Queensland

 

"Health, Freedom and Independent Contracting": J Moss and KN White. ARC Linkage: Facuty of Arts, University of Melbourne

This project will assess the impact of insecure work on the health and wellbeing of rural Australians. While there has been research done on these issues that considers impacts on the urban workforce, this project will be the first to explicitly consider the impact of insecure work on the rural workforce. This is particularly important given the crisis in rural health and the important changes in the labour market brought about by independent contracting.

Current Partners:

Vic Health

Australian National University

 

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