Justice and Democracy :Essays for Brian Barry

Publication subTitle :Essays for Brian Barry

Author: Keith Dowding;Robert E. Goodin;Carole Pateman;  

Publisher: Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year: 2004

E-ISBN: 9781316938423

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521836951

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780521836951

Subject: D08 Other political theory problems

Keyword: 政治理论

Language: ENG

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In this volume, leading authors consider the relationship between democracy and justice. Much has been written about social justice. Even more has been written about democracy. Rarely is the relationship between social justice and democracy carefully considered. Does justice require democracy? Will democracy bring justice? This volume brings together leading authors to consider the relationship of democracy and justice. Much has been written about social justice. Even more has been written about democracy. Rarely is the relationship between social justice and democracy carefully considered. Does justice require democracy? Will democracy bring justice? This volume brings together leading authors to consider the relationship of democracy and justice. 'Justice' and 'democracy' have alternated as dominant themes in political philosophy over the last fifty years. Since its revival in the middle of the twentieth century, political philosophy has focused on first one and then the other of these two themes. Rarely, however, has it succeeded in holding them in joint focus. This volume brings together leading authors who consider the relationship between democracy and justice in a set of specially written chapters. The intrinsic justness of democracy is challenged, the relationship between justice, democracy and impartiality queried and the relationship between justice, democracy and the common good examined. Further chapters explore the problem of social exclusion and issues surrounding sub-national groups in the context of democracy and justice. Authors include Keith Dowding, Richard Arneson, Norman Schofield, Albert Weale, Robert E. Goodin, Jon Elster, David Miller, Phillip Pettit, Julian LeGrand and Russell Hardin. 1. Introduction: between justice and democracy Keith Dowding, Robert E. Goodin and Carole Pateman; 2. Are democratic and just institutions the same? Keith Dowding; 3. Democracy is not intrinsically just Richard Arneson; 4. 'The probability of a fit choice': US political history and voting theory Norman Schofield; 5. Contractarian theory, deliberative democracy and general agreement Albert Weale; 6. Democracy, justice and impartiality Robert E. Goodin; 7 Mimicking impartiality Jon Elster; 8. Justice, democracy and public goods David Miller; 9. The common good Philip Pettit; 10. Individual choice and social exclusion Julian LeGrand; 11. Sub-national groups and globalization Russell Hardin. '… provides a grounded basis for the opening debate about the difficulty of promoting democracy … What this collection of essays does, and does well, is to ask the serious questions about how democracy and democratic institutions effect and promote concepts of justice. … the questions raised in the essays are important because they require the reader to address in a careful and considerate way what we should expect of democracy, and how, once we agree on those expectations, we should strive to achieve them.' H-Democracy

Chapter

Democracy and justice in public goods

Democracy, justice and gender

Mapping the interrelationships

Family resemblances and potential resolutions

Utilitarian justice, utilitarian democracy

Contractarianism

Proceduralism

Participationism

Justice and democracy in multicultural and deeply divided societies

Conclusion

2 Are democratic and just institutions the same?

Arguments for democracy

Arguments for justice

Contrasting democracy and justice

3 Democracy is not intrinsically just

The idea of democracy

Against the right to a democratic say

What free and equal rational persons can accept

Must competence tests be objectionably controversial?

Publicity

Conclusion

4 ‘The probability of a fit choice’: American political history and voting theory

Madison, Condorcet and the ratification of the constitution in 1787–1788

A model of belief and interest aggregation

Jefferson and the election of 1800

The quandary over slavery in the USA, 1800–1860

Conclusion

5 Contractarian theory, deliberative democracy and general agreement

Contractarianism as a theory of content

Constructivism and models

The idea of rational agreement

From the rational to the reasonable?

Conclusion

6 Democracy, justice and impartiality

The impartiality connection

Democracy and justice are not interchangeable

Impartiality is necessary, but not sufficient

What more is necessary?

Positive responsiveness to preferences

Positive responsiveness to reasons

Respecting preferences always and only?

Responding how?

Internalizing just reasons

Institutional fixes

Motivational prompts

The practical utility of role reminders

7 Mimicking impartiality

Introduction

Montaigne

Descartes

Shame and glory

The Federal Convention

Cross-voting

Summary

8 Justice, democracy and public goods

9 The common good

People’s net interests and their interests as citizens

A first reading of ‘the common good’

Towards an alternative reading of ‘the common good’

Defining people’s interests as citizens

Some false starts

A new beginning

Identifying in practice people’s interests as citizens

The false negative danger

The false positive danger

Conclusion

10 Individual choice and social exclusion

Exclusion, democracy and justice

Choice and welfare

Conclusion

11 Subnational groups and globalization

Original nationalisms and contemporary subnationalisms

Democracy and nationalism

Towards autonomy and nationhood

Globalization and subnational groups

Concluding remarks

References

Brian Barry’s publications

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