Darlene Demandante

This article examines justice in the workplace through Relational Egalitarianism and Kapwâ Relationality. It explores how these frameworks approach justice in paid work, identifying shared concerns with harmful hierarchies and the importance of relational dignity. I propose a constructive dialogue between the two frameworks and underscore the importance of integrating cultural nuances into relational justice theories, showing how relational values can refine egalitarian principles and vice versa. Ultimately, this article advances a relational account of workplace justice that is both culturally situated and normatively robust. While Relational Egalitarianism stresses equal standing and institutional accountability, Kapwâ Relationality highlights care and solidarity, even within asymmetrical relationships. By combining the solidarity and care inherent in Kapwâ with the equality and fairness emphasized in Relational Egalitarianism, workplaces can create environments where relationships are both meaningful and just.

This paper challenges conventional understandings of political subjectivity by examining dead bodies produced through violent state policies rooted in colonial histories, with particular attention to the drug war. It opens critical conversations about the intersections of violence, colonialism and political agency, which remain underexplored in mainstream political theory. I substantiate my argument on the subjectivity of dead bodies by using Rancière's notion of political subjectivity and, at the same time, go beyond Rancière by claiming that his notion of political subjectivity highlights the role of bodies in politics, but the way that he does so is dismissive of the effects of colonial violence on specific subjects. By engaging with Rancière's influential concept of political subjectivity while exposing its limitations in accounting for colonial violence, the paper contributes to both expanding and decolonising political theory.

_This paper argues that a strong work ethic can be derived from Filipino indigenous concepts such as Kapwâ (fellow being) and Loób (the core of a person)—two foundational sources of many values central to Filipino culture, which shape the understanding of work and workplace behavior of those who associate with this culture. This work ethic provides a non-western framework of relationality, expanding an understanding of work from outside Anglophone academia. The analysis draws on diverse literature from organizational psychology, philosophy, and ethnographic studies of Filipino workers, including those focused on migrant workers. On this basis, it shows how a specific, relational work ethic can be derived from Kapwâ, Loób and some values that emanate from these concepts, reflecting on its positive contributions as a potent source of resistance against exploitation, but also on the risk of perpetuating vulnerabilities and facilitating abuse._.