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D-Index
42
Citations
11360
World Ranking
4620
National Ranking
55

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Philippe Van Parijs is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research spans various domains within social sciences and humanities, with a particular focus on political philosophy, ethics, and language diversity.

The main fields of study in which Van Parijs has contributed include social sciences, with 13 publications, and arts and humanities, encompassing 7 publications. Within these broad areas, their work is further specialized in subfields such as political science and international relations, sociology and political science, literature and literary theory, language and linguistics, and economics and econometrics.

Key topics explored by Van Parijs cover second language learning and teaching, European and international law studies, political philosophy and ethics, linguistics and language diversity, European Union policy and governance, European criminal justice and data protection, as well as political systems and governance.

Van Parijs has authored several research papers in recognized venues. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy (excerpts)", 2020, Journal of Economic Sociology
  • "Justice and Migration. Europe's Most Cruel Dilemma", 2022, Res Publica
  • "European Values: Solidarity*", 2021, Ratio Juris
  • "Linguistic Injustice for the Sake of Greater Social Justice: A Response to Anna Kristina Hultgren", 2020, Nordic Journal of English Studies
  • "Tres cartas sobre El derecho de gentes y la Unión Europea", 2023, Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Van Parijs include Yannick Vanderborght, Anna Stilz, Nico Cornell, Garrett Cullity, and Marc Fleurbaey.

The scholar has contributed to a number of publication venues repeatedly, including The Tocqueville Review/La revue Tocqueville and Philosophy & Public Affairs, both hosting two of their works. Other venues include the Journal of Economic Sociology, Ratio Juris, and Res Publica.

Van Parijs's book publications have appeared through publishers such as Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles eBooks and the White Rose University Consortium. Notably, one of the books published in 2021 is titled "La liberté académique: enjeux et menaces."

Their work has been recognized through membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Real Freedom for All: What (If Anything) Can Justify Capitalism?

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Basic Income: A Simple and Powerful Idea for the Twenty-First Century

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy

    Philippe Van Parijs;Yannick Vanderborght

  • Arguing for Basic Income: Ethical Foundations for a Radical Reform

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Why Surfers Should Be Fed - the Liberal Case for An Unconditional Basic Income

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Real freedom for all

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Qu'est-ce qu'une société juste? Introduction à la pratique de la philosophie politique

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Éthique économique et sociale

    Christian Arnsperger;Philippe Van Parijs

  • Evolutionary explanation in the social sciences: An emerging paradigm

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • A basic income for all

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • The disfranchisement of the elderly, and other attempts to secure intergenerational justice

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Competing justifications of basic income

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Europe's Linguistic Challenge

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • A Capitalist Road to Communism

    Robert J. van der Veen;Philippe Van Parijs

  • ¿Qué es una sociedad justa?: introducción a la práctica de la filosofía política

    Philippe van Parijs

  • Three Letters on The Law of Peoples and the European Union

    Philippe Van Parijs;J. Rawls

  • The ground floor of the world: On the socio-economic consequences of linguistic globalization

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Debate on Social Justice and Pension Reform: Social Justice and the Reform of Europe's Pension Systems

    Erik Schokkaert;Philippe Van Parijs

  • Cultural Diversity versus Economic Solidarity

    Philippe Van Parijs

  • Базовый доход. Радикальный проект для свободного общества и здоровой экономики

    Philippe Van Parijs;Yannick Vanderborght

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