Amit Ron’s is an associate professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. His research focuses around two central themes: the political and normative dimensions of the history of political economy, and the democratic theory of the public sphere.
With regard to the democratic theory of the public sphere, Ron is particularly interested in the role of the public in the cognitive division of labor that is required for a social scientific inquiry. His most recent publication, “Affected Interests and Their Institutions” (Democratic Theory, 2017), looks at way to think about the meaning of the democratic demos in a transnational environment. To do so, the article examines practices of inclusion and exclusion in different areas of law and public administration.
In collaboration with Abraham Singer from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago, Ron is currently working on a project, provisionally entitled “The Social Subcontract: A Pragmatist Approach to Business Ethics and Democracy,” that examines business ethics from the point of view of democratic theory. Broadly speaking, most works in this area treat business ethics as a branch of applied moral philosophy. Thus, they focus on deriving rules for doing business from general approaches to ethics such as Kantianism, consequentialism, or virtue ethics. In this way of approaching business ethics, little attention is made to the economic context, or the political institutions, in which business operate. In contrast, our project puts such institutions at the center. The question that we ask is this: what responsibilities do competitive profit-seeking businesses have toward the democratic environments in which they operate? We explore the many ways in which business activity interacts with democratic institutions, procedures, and norms, and the ethical dilemmas that these interactions generate.
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Amit Ron, ‘Not in Their Name: Are Citizens Culpable For Their States’ Actions? By Holly Lawford-Smith. - The People’s Duty: Collective Agency and the Morality of Public Policy. By Shmuel Nili. (book review),’ Perspectives on Politics, vol. 18, no. 2 (2020), 592-4, doi: 10.1017/S1537592720000572
Amit Ron, ‘Measuring Justice: Primary Goods and Capabilities,’ edited by Harry Brighouse and Ingrid Robeyns (book review),' Perspectives on Politics, vol. 10, no. 2 (2012), 482-3, doi: 10.1017/S153759271200045X
Amit Ron, ‘Quentin Skinner: History, Politics, Rhetoric, by Kari Palonen,’ Constellations, vol. 14, no. 1 (2007), 150-153, doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8675.2007.00427_2.x
Amit Ron, ‘Stories of Peoplehood: The Politics and Morals of Political Membership’Membership by Rogers M. Smith,’ Hamerhav Haziburi (the Public Sphere), vol.1 (2007), 167-170 [in Hebrew].
Amit Ron, ‘Adam Smith in Context: A Critical Reassessment of Some Central Components of his Thought, by Leonidas Montes,’ Journal of Critical Realism, vol. 4, no. 2 (2005), 487-490, doi: 10.1558/jocr.v4i2.487.
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JHR 550 | Global Justice |
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POS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JHR 598 | Special Topics |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 446 | Democracy |
POS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
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POS 160 | Global Politics |
POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 446 | Democracy |
JHR 584 | Internship |
MAS 585 | Capstone Course |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 446 | Democracy |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 493 | Honors Thesis |
POS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 260 | Curr Issues in Intl Politics |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 446 | Democracy |
POS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
POS 494 | Special Topics |
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POS 160 | Global Politics |
POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 494 | Special Topics |
POS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 260 | Curr Issues in Intl Politics |
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POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 446 | Democracy |
POS 494 | Special Topics |
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POS 160 | Global Politics |
POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
POS 494 | Special Topics |