Go, Johann: Just Waiting: The Ethics of Queues and Waiting Lists

_Political Philosophy_ 3 (1):109-135. 2026Queues are pervasive in our world, determining our entitlement or order of access to goods ranging from hospital appointments and organ transplants to concert tickets and supermarket tills. This paper argues that queues have an important role to play in understanding what we owe to each other. I provide a framework outlining the conceptual nature and moral significance of queues and waiting lists. First, I explore what function queues serve and how they