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An Ebola virus outbreak taking place in the complex political and social context of The Democratic Republic of the Congo has forced the research community to reflect on their approach to community engagement. Katharine Wright and Michael Parker, on behalf of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Working Group on research in global health emergencies, say that those affected need to influence research choices from the very beginning and that the value of their knowledge must be recognized., Author(s): Katharine Wright [sup.1] , Michael Parker [sup.2] , Sanjoy Bhattacharya [sup.4] , Karl Blanchet [sup.5] , Simon Caney [sup.6] , Emily Ying Yang Chan [sup.7] , Beatriz da Costa [...]

The world is marked by very great poverty and inequality. The lives of many of our fellow inhabitants of this planet are blighted by malnutrition, disease, and destitution. Yet mass [...]

To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00748.x Byline: Simon Caney (1) Abstract: Many hold that the state has normative significance because its borders define the scope of egalitarian principles of distributive justice. On this view egalitarian principles of distributive justice should be applied within the state but should not be adopted at the global level. This article examines two reasons for accepting this view and for rejecting global egalitarianism, and finds both wanting. It then presents three challenges to any view that holds that the scope of principles of distributive justice should be determined by the boundaries of the state. It concludes by noting four distinct ways in which the state has normative significance, each of which can be endorsed by global egalitarians. Author Affiliation: (1)Magdalen College, University of Oxford Article History: (Accepted: 30 April 2008)

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper., Author(s): Katharine Wright [sup.1] , Michael Parker [sup.2] , Sanjoy Bhattacharya [sup.4] , Karl Blanchet [sup.5] , Simon Caney [sup.6] , Emily Ying Yang Chan [sup.7] , Beatriz da Costa [...]