The first Speaker Series of 2013-2014 will feature Dr. Max Pensky from Binghamton University, co-sponsored by the Guelph Political Philosophy Conference. Dr. Pensky's discussion is titled "Is Anyone Accountable? Questioning Democratic Accountability in Global Governance Institutions".
Abstract: I explore how we might think about, and beyond, the question of democratic accountability for global governance institutions. Specifically, I look at what many regard as the single example of a successful accountability campaign in the last decade -- international criminal law...