Laura Valentini obtained a first degree (Laurea) in political science from the University of Pavia (Italy), and a Master's and PhD in political theory from University College London. She was a postdoc at the Center for Human Values (Princeton University) and a Junior Research Fellow in Politics at The Queen's College (Oxford). From January 2012 she will be a Lecturer in Political Philosophy at University College London, Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on international political theory, democratic theory, and methodologies in normative theorizing. Her work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in journals such as the Journal of Political Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy & Economics, the Review of International Studies, Political Studies and the American Political Science Review.

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• 1. Introduction: The Problem of Global Justice ; PART I: COSMOPOLITANISM ; 2. Assessing the Cosmopolitan Ideal ; 3. Justifying Cosmopolitanism ; PART II: STATISM ; 4. Assessing the Statist Ideal ; 5. Justifying Statism ; PART III: A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK ; 6. The Function of Justice ; 7. The Content of Justice ; 8. The Scope of Justice ; 9. Conclusion ; Bibliography

Laura Valentini obtained a first degree (Laurea) in political science from the University of Pavia (Italy), and a Master's and PhD in political theory from University College London. She was a postdoc at the Center for Human Values (Princeton University) and a Junior Research Fellow in Politics at The Queen's College (Oxford). From January 2012 she will be a Lecturer in Political Philosophy at University College London, Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on international political theory, democratic theory, and methodologies in normative theorizing. Her work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in journals such as the Journal of Political Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy & Economics, the Review of International Studies, Political Studies and the American Political Science Review.

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• 1. Introduction: The Problem of Global Justice ; PART I: COSMOPOLITANISM ; 2. Assessing the Cosmopolitan Ideal ; 3. Justifying Cosmopolitanism ; PART II: STATISM ; 4. Assessing the Statist Ideal ; 5. Justifying Statism ; PART III: A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK ; 6. The Function of Justice ; 7. The Content of Justice ; 8. The Scope of Justice ; 9. Conclusion ; Bibliography

Laura Valentini obtained a first degree (Laurea) in political science from the University of Pavia (Italy), and a Master's and PhD in political theory from University College London. She was a postdoc at the Center for Human Values (Princeton University) and a Junior Research Fellow in Politics at The Queen's College (Oxford). From January 2012 she will be a Lecturer in Political Philosophy at University College London, Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on international political theory, democratic theory, and methodologies in normative theorizing. Her work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in journals such as the Journal of Political Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy & Economics, the Review of International Studies, Political Studies and the American Political Science Review.

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• 1. Introduction: The Problem of Global Justice ; PART I: COSMOPOLITANISM ; 2. Assessing the Cosmopolitan Ideal ; 3. Justifying Cosmopolitanism ; PART II: STATISM ; 4. Assessing the Statist Ideal ; 5. Justifying Statism ; PART III: A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK ; 6. The Function of Justice ; 7. The Content of Justice ; 8. The Scope of Justice ; 9. Conclusion ; Bibliography