Malte Frøslee Ibsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4375743 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Malte Frøslee Ibsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Malte Frøslee |
| FAMILY NAME | Ibsen |
| SIGNATURE | IBSEN M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Danish Board of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8451-3062 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Too big to fail
This article argues that the existence of financial institutions considered ‘too big to fail’ (TBTF) represents a systemic injustice requiring fundamental reform of the existing financial system. Drawing on and extending recent work on structural domination in republican political theory, the article develops the concept of ‘systemic institutional domination’ to capture the distinctive form of unfreedom that TBTF engenders. Systemic institutional…
Response to Andres Henao Castro’s Review of A Critical Theory of Global Justice
Domination, social norms, and the idea of an emancipatory interest
the real challenge of our common tradition is being able to show that such a reference point—such demands—are not the result of contingent conflict situations, but rather express the unmet demands of humanity at large. ... it designates a normative potential that reemerges in every new social reality because it is so tightly fused to the structure of human interests. This line of thinking can also be formulated such that this "transcendence" must…
A Critical Theory of Global Justice
The idea of a critical theory is famous across the world, yet it is today rarely practiced as originally conceived by the Frankfurt School. The waning influence of critical theory in the contemporary academy may be due to its lack of engagement with global problems and the postcolonial condition. This book offers the first systematic treatment of the idea of a critical theory of world society, advancing the conversation between critical theory an…
Climate Justice and Political Feasibility
This article argues that rising economic inequality and the decline in political trust across Western countries have systematic normative implications for Western governments’ pursuit of climate justice. The article argues that it is an essential but neglected task of nonideal political theory to identify political feasibility constraints on the pursuit of climate justice and reflect on how to overcome them. The article identifies two feasibility…
Creditor domination in the eurozone
From Horkheimer to Honneth and back again
This article comments on Asger Sørensen’s stimulating book “Capitalism, Alienation and Critique”. The article argues that Sørensen overlooks an important methodological contiunuity between Max Horkheimer’s and Axel Honneth’s work: namely, the model of immanent critique, to which both remain committed. Moreover, through a critical discussion of Honneth’s method of normative reconstruction, the article argues that globalized capitalism represents a…
The Populist Conjuncture
This article argues that the theory of legitimation crisis developed by Offe and Habermas offers an instructive theoretical framework for explaining the current surge of populism across the West. The article argues that this populist resurgence is indicative of a profound legitimation crisis of the Western welfare state, which ultimately derives from its inability to control a globalized economic system. The article argues that two prominent riva…
Two perspectives on power
As the title of David Strecker’s book – which translates as The logic of power: on the site of critique between theory and practice – suggests, Strecker has set himself a highly ambitious task. Thi
The Populist Conjuncture
This article argues that the theory of legitimation crisis developed by Offe and Habermas offers an instructive theoretical framework for explaining the current surge of populism across the West. The article argues that this populist resurgence is indicative of a profound legitimation crisis of the Western welfare state, which ultimately derives from its inability to control a globalized economic system. The article argues that two prominent riva…
Creditor domination in the eurozone
From Horkheimer to Honneth and back again
This article comments on Asger Sørensen’s stimulating book “Capitalism, Alienation and Critique”. The article argues that Sørensen overlooks an important methodological contiunuity between Max Horkheimer’s and Axel Honneth’s work: namely, the model of immanent critique, to which both remain committed. Moreover, through a critical discussion of Honneth’s method of normative reconstruction, the article argues that globalized capitalism represents a…
Two perspectives on power
As the title of David Strecker’s book – which translates as The logic of power: on the site of critique between theory and practice – suggests, Strecker has set himself a highly ambitious task. Thi
The Populist Conjuncture
This article argues that the theory of legitimation crisis developed by Offe and Habermas offers an instructive theoretical framework for explaining the current surge of populism across the West. The article argues that this populist resurgence is indicative of a profound legitimation crisis of the Western welfare state, which ultimately derives from its inability to control a globalized economic system. The article argues that two prominent riva…
Creditor domination in the eurozone
From Horkheimer to Honneth and back again
This article comments on Asger Sørensen’s stimulating book “Capitalism, Alienation and Critique”. The article argues that Sørensen overlooks an important methodological contiunuity between Max Horkheimer’s and Axel Honneth’s work: namely, the model of immanent critique, to which both remain committed. Moreover, through a critical discussion of Honneth’s method of normative reconstruction, the article argues that globalized capitalism represents a…
A Critical Theory of Global Justice
The idea of a critical theory is famous across the world, yet it is today rarely practiced as originally conceived by the Frankfurt School. The waning influence of critical theory in the contemporary academy may be due to its lack of engagement with global problems and the postcolonial condition. This book offers the first systematic treatment of the idea of a critical theory of world society, advancing the conversation between critical theory an…
Climate Justice and Political Feasibility
This article argues that rising economic inequality and the decline in political trust across Western countries have systematic normative implications for Western governments’ pursuit of climate justice. The article argues that it is an essential but neglected task of nonideal political theory to identify political feasibility constraints on the pursuit of climate justice and reflect on how to overcome them. The article identifies two feasibility…
Domination, social norms, and the idea of an emancipatory interest
the real challenge of our common tradition is being able to show that such a reference point—such demands—are not the result of contingent conflict situations, but rather express the unmet demands of humanity at large. ... it designates a normative potential that reemerges in every new social reality because it is so tightly fused to the structure of human interests. This line of thinking can also be formulated such that this "transcendence" must…
Response to Andres Henao Castro’s Review of A Critical Theory of Global Justice
Too big to fail
This article argues that the existence of financial institutions considered ‘too big to fail’ (TBTF) represents a systemic injustice requiring fundamental reform of the existing financial system. Drawing on and extending recent work on structural domination in republican political theory, the article develops the concept of ‘systemic institutional domination’ to capture the distinctive form of unfreedom that TBTF engenders. Systemic institutional…
Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (4 works) · Normative (4 works)