. Practical implications – The paper explains the need of an ethics of responsibility that transcends the excessive ego …‐centric globalised society. Therefore, participatory or responsible justice is considered to be of the utmost importance. Participation …

backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the … natural basis of life is by itself a requirement of justice. However, the crucial role of the ecological dimension of … sustainability has been neglected due to a problematic interpretation of the economic dimension, a limited understanding of justice …

and Sen’s capability-based account of justice. It argues that buen vivir social movements testify that questions of … justice cannot be separated from questions about the good life, and that the quality of relations people have with each other … and with the environment, and the institutions which support these, is as important as capability outcomes for remedying …