Julian Go, Postcolonial thought and social theory.

Ireland and Postcolonial Theory

The question at the heart of Ireland and Postcolonial Theory was Ireland a colony? is a simple one. How it is answered, however, has enormous repercussions for understanding just about every aspect of Irish history and society: culture, economics, politics, demographics and a whole array of everyday rituals, ranging from patterns of speech through the inhabiting of physical space to daily praye...

Postcolonial translation: theory and practice

PosTcolonIal sTudIes and TRanslaTIon TheoRy

What distinguishes postcolonial approaches to translation is that they examine intercultural encounters in contexts marked by unequal power relations. Herein lie their strengths as well as their weaknesses. Their major contribution has been to illuminate the role of power in the production and reception of translation. But it is not certain that the postcolonial framework can be applied to othe...

Neutrality in Liberal Legal Theory and Catholic Social Thought

1985. I presented an earlier version of this paper at the inaugural Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law hosted by Villanova University School of Law in 2003. I wish to thank everyone at Villanova who helped to plan and organize that first symposium, especially Mark Sargent, who as Dean of Villanova has demonstrated a palpable enthusiasm for fostering the Catholic intellectual tradi...

Social Cognitive Theory of Moral Thought and Action