Res Practica invites research articles examining moral, political, and legal responsibility and their intersections across individual, social, and institutional practices.
This special issue explores the plurality of forms that responsibility takes in individual, social, and institutional practices. Drawing on moral and political philosophy, political science, and legal theory, it examines moral responsibility, political responsibility, and legal responsibility.
The editors especially welcome contributions examining points of convergence and divergence between these forms of responsibility, including their foundations, attribution criteria, functions within normative practices, and tensions in contemporary contexts.
Submissions may address questions related to moral, political, and legal responsibility, including:
The journal is fully bilingual. Manuscripts may be submitted in French or English and will be accompanied by a short abstract in the other language.
The editors invite research articles of 8,000–12,000 words, including references and footnotes.
Manuscripts must:
Submission deadline: 31 August 2026
Please submit manuscripts by email to aeef@umontreal.ca.
Res Practica aims to create a space for exchange between experts from diverse disciplines whose work focuses on, or has implications for, ethical, political, and broader normative questions.
The journal seeks to deepen understanding of practical problems confronting individuals and societies by uncovering philosophical assumptions that are often left implicit, while encouraging innovative approaches to normative dilemmas and the development of informed ethical guidelines and public policies.
The journal welcomes work that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries and explores how moral and political philosophy, applied ethics, political science, law, and other disciplines can provide mutually enriching perspectives on pressing practical questions.
Res Practica is also committed to exchanges between experts working in different linguistic traditions. It will initially publish in English and French, with the aim of broadening the range of linguistic traditions represented in the journal over time.
Editors-in-chief: Christine Tappolet (Université de Montréal), Daniel Weinstock (McGill University), and Samuel Dishaw (UCLouvain).