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    “Good Politics,” Contributive Justice, and the Common Good: How Catholic Social Teaching Responds to the Global Migrant Crisis.


    Yariyok Jacob, Yohanna (2026) “Good Politics,” Contributive Justice, and the Common Good: How Catholic Social Teaching Responds to the Global Migrant Crisis. PhD thesis, Pontifical University, St Patrick's College, Maynooth.

    Abstract

    This dissertation was motivated by Pope Francis’ teaching about our common humanity, common home and the common good and his concern for the vulnerable and marginalised in the world.1 All these resonates with me as having some political implications: Coming from Nigeria, a country that has grappled with the challenges of poverty and impoverishment, insecurity of lives and property, high rate of unemployment, corrupt politics, bad governance, environmental pollution, and a dysfunctional democratic system with an inefficient political leadership. These problems results in the mass migration of people from various walks of life seeking sanctuary in other places both locally and globally. This is where “good politics” becomes a catchphrase ethically and theologically in this dissertation. “Good politics” along with contributive Justice acknowledge and harness the contribution of every human person for the common good of the political community.
    Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
    Additional Information: A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Theology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Doctorate in Theology (PhD)
    Keywords: Good Politics; Contributive Justice; Common Good; Catholic Social Teaching; Global Migrant Crisis;
    Academic Unit: St Patrick’s Pontifical University > Faculty of Theology
    Item ID: 21832
    Depositing User: IR eTheses
    Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2026 14:05
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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