Research

Current projects and research interests in practical ethics and political philosophy

Current Research Project

2021-2025

“Public Justification and Pluralism of Capabilities (JOPS)”

Croatian Science Foundation Project

Role: Doctoral Researcher

My doctoral research examines how political liberalism can be inclusive of individuals who lack traditional capabilities for reasonableness and rationality, particularly focusing on severe cognitive disabilities and their implications for theories of justice.

Research Areas

Animal Ethics

  • Exploring the moral status of non-human animals

  • Critiquing speciesism and examining animal dignity

  • Ethics of pet ownership and animal use in art

Political Philosophy

  • Political liberalism and public justification

  • Democratic inclusion and political participation

  • Theories of justice and social cooperation

Cognitive Disabilities & Justice

  • Capabilities approach and mental health

  • Inclusive justice theory

  • Rights of individuals with cognitive disabilities

Conference Presentations

16.05.2025.

"The future is here: fictions in the era of climate change"

Title: "Ethical Segments of Art Production: The Case of Non-Human Animals"

Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Sveučilišna avenija 4, Croatia

16.01.2025.

Workshop "Justice and Disputed Personhood"

Title: "Ideal Justice and Real-World Justice: The Case of Non-Human Animals in Society" (project JOPS WORKSHOP)

Zoom, online organizator

04.09.2024. - 06.09.2024.

Disability and Justice - MANCEPT 2024

Title: The Evaluation of Eva Feder Kittay’s Framework of Cognitive Disability and the Moral Status of Non-Human Animals

Manchester, UK