Challenging the capability approach in the context of environmental, ecological and multispecies justice

Authors

  • Silviya Serafimova Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

capability approach, environmental and ecological justice, intra- and intergenerational justice, multispecies justice, animal claim rights

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the challenges in applying Nussbaum’s capability approach to animals, as refracted through the lens of environmental justice (justice among humans on environmental issues and risks) and ecological justice (justice to non-human nature) in Schlosberg’s sense. Comparing and contrasting intra- and intergenerational justice for animals within the environmental and ecological justice frameworks, I demonstrate why capabilities-based multispecies justice can provide some benefits in overcoming ecological vulnerability. In this context, I point out the methodological pitfalls that environmental and ecological justice face in their attempts at eradicating unequal vulnerabilities embedded into some either-or dilemmas by exploring how the vulnerabilities in question negatively affect animals’ positive and negative rights. 

Section
Articles (peer-reviewed)

Published

2023-05-20

How to Cite

Serafimova, S. (2023). Challenging the capability approach in the context of environmental, ecological and multispecies justice. TRACE ∴ Journal for Human-Animal Studies, 9, 82–99. https://doi.org/10.23984/fjhas.121735