On what I will call the ‘conventional view’, the ideal of social equality is believed to only apply between citizens, within the context of a bounded society. The ideal of social equality gives rise to a set of duties of justice that are directed at minimizing social inequalities. In my talk, I argue that the entitlement to social equality ought to be extended to non-citizens. This includes non-citizens who are territorially present within the confines of the state and, more controversially, non-citizens outside of its territory. The entitlement to social equality, on my account, derives from the distinctive harms that social subordination pose to our moral personhood. Inferiorizing treatment may seriously inhibit our ability to develop and pursue our conception of the good. Nevertheless, recognizing a universal entitlement to social inequality is compatible with states owing stronger obligations to particular groups and less demanding duties to others.

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