Research at MGRI

Monarch Global Research Institute

Research at MGRI

Ideas that deepen our understanding
of institutions and society.

Inquiry. Scholarship. Perspective.

Deeper questions. Wider understanding.

Research at the Monarch Global Research Institute explores the ideas, assumptions and relationships that shape business and society. Through theoretical inquiry and critical scholarship, our research community examines questions of responsibility, governance and social change.

The selected faculty publications below offer an introduction to this work—bringing ethical reflection, historical understanding and different social perspectives into conversation.

Selected faculty scholarship

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Society & governance

How do institutions accommodate diversity?

An examination of citizenship, religious diversity and belonging through Quebec’s experience of reasonable accommodation. The article considers how shared political principles can support inclusion within a diverse society.

Norman MadaraszConstitutional Patriotism and the Post-Secular Society: On the Question of “Reasonable Accommodation” in Quebec

Journal article · Diversitates · 2010
English · 26 pages

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Ethics & responsibility

How should we think about ethical judgement?

A review of ethical traditions and their approaches to responsibility, human welfare and the relationship between principles and action. It invites readers to consider how different ways of reasoning shape our understanding of what is right.

Norman MadaraszEthical Theory in the Age of Its Autonomy

Review essay · Ethica · 2006
English · 16 pages

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Inequality & public policy

What can history reveal about inequality?

An exploration of Rio de Janeiro’s Vaccine Revolt and the relationships between public health, racial inequality and political power. The chapter asks how historical inquiry can reveal exclusions that broader accounts of society may overlook.

Norman R. MadaraszAntiracist Re-Readings: The Rio de Janeiro Vaccine Revolt and a Reminder of What Political Philosophy Does and What It Can Achieve

Book chapter · Sub specie aeternitatis: Festschrift for Nythamar de Oliveira
English · 28 pages

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These selected publications reflect their author’s scholarly perspectives and original publication contexts; they do not necessarily represent institutional positions. Original titles and publication details are retained. Each article opens in the Monarch Article Reader, with options to open or download the original PDF.

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