First, and primarily, I am working on topics in the area of nationalism, cosmopolitanism and global justice, tackling such questions as: What is the defensible scope of loyalty or partiality to one's own nation and to co-nationals? What do we owe non-nationals? What are the demands of global justice on all nations? Is there a defensible form of nationalism that can respect the constraints of global justice? I am developing a viable cosmopolitan model that takes seriously the equal moral worth of persons and yet leaves scope for a defensible form of nationalism. The account of cosmopolitan justice can assist in solving a range of problems concerning global justice.

Second, I explore issues surrounding the moral and political status of cultural claims. Some of the questions tackled include: How should we accommodate the claims ethnic groups make for certain kinds of group rights (say, the right to an education in their own language and values) so that we are not unfair to members or non members of those ethnic groups? Should Indigenous Peoples be granted special kinds of rights? What sorts of cultural claims deserve accommodation and respect in a multicultural society?

Third, I am working on key foundational concepts in moral and political theory (such as, trust, reciprocity, dialogue, and deliberative democracy) especially in so far as these concepts can shed light on current debates in ethical and political theory.

Fourth, I am continuing earlier work on human needs, especially on the issue of whether the nation-state marks off a morally plausible boundary for our responsibilities to meet needs, but also on the role needs can play in prescriptions for public policy.

BROCK, G. Global Justice: A Cosmopolitan Account. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 384, 2009.

BROCK, G. "Reforming our Taxation Arrangements to Promote Global Gender Justice", Philosophical Topics (forthcoming, 2009).

BROCK, G. "Health in Developing Countries and Our Global Responsibilities".  In Angus Dawson (ed.) The Philosophy of Public Health. Aldershot: Ashgate, forthcoming 2009. 

BROCK, G. "Cosmopolitanism".  In Jay Garfield (ed.) Oxford Handbook of World Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2009.

BROCK, G. "What Do We Owe Others as a Matter of Global Justice and Does National Membership Matter?"  Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 11, 433-448, December, 2008.

BROCK, G. "Taxation and Global Justice: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice", Journal of Social Philosophy 39 (2), 161-184, Summer 2008.

BROCK, G. and ATKINSON, Q.D. "What can examining the psychology of nationalism tell us about our prospects for aiming at the Cosmopolitan Vision?" Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 11, 165-179, 2008.

BROCK, G. "Global Justice".  In Catriona McKinnon Issues in Political Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 289-312, 2008.