A Moral Theory of Solidarity

Associative Solidarity, Relational Goods, and Autonomy for Refugees: What Does it Mean to Stand in Solidarity with Refugees?

“…24 Kolers also argues, again in distinction to Miller, that when we are in solidarity, we are so not because we identify with an individual or a group, but for the reasons that are given as the basis of political action: "solidarity is reason-driven political action on others' terms … Solidarity is thus agent-neutral." 25 Finally, Kolers argues that solidarity is not following "requests for sympathy." 26 In this instance, Kolers' account of solidarity also diverges from Carol Gould's concept of solidarity, with whom Kolers otherwise shares the idea that solidaristic communities are created through acts of solidarity, and need not precede them, and that solidarity takes the form of "standing with others."…”

Solidarity with Refugees: An Institutional Approach

“…The latter is the approach taken recently by Avery Kolers. 19 Kolers conceives of solidarity as "political action on others' terms," and then asks when we ought to defer to others in this way. His answer is "Kantian and deontological": 20 we have a duty to act in solidarity with those who suffer inequity.…”

Historicising geographies of solidarity

“…More widely, there is a strong potential for interdisciplinary engagements here, notably with the significant amount of work being done broadly in the field of political theory (e.g., Gould, 2007;Kolers, 2016;Scholz, 2008;Wilde, 2013). Some of the questions raised in this work have already begun to be addressed by historical geographers, such as the relationship between solidarity and mutuality (G. Brown & Yaffe, 2014;Kelliher, 2017a).…”

“…Some of the questions raised in this work have already begun to be addressed by historical geographers, such as the relationship between solidarity and mutuality (G. Brown & Yaffe, 2014;Kelliher, 2017a). Other issues, such as how solidarity relates to violence (Scholz, 2007) or the argument for solidarity as fundamentally a deferential relationship (Kolers, 2016), would benefit from a historical geography perspective.…”