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Justice, disagreement and democracy

Valentini, Laura (2013) Justice, disagreement and democracy. British Journal of Political Science, 43 (1). pp. 177-199. ISSN 0007-1234

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Identification Number: 10.1017/S0007123412000294

Abstract

Is democracy a requirement of justice or an instrument for realizing it? This article argues that the correct answer to this question depends on the background circumstances against which democracy is defended. In the presence of thin reasonable disagreement about justice, we should value democracy only instrumentally (if at all); in the presence of thick reasonable disagreement about justice, we should value it also intrinsically, as a necessary demand of justice. Since the latter type of disagreement is pervasive in real-world politics, the conclusion is that theories of justice designed for our world should be centrally concerned with democracy.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007123412000294
Additional Information: © 2013 CUP
Divisions: Government
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2013 10:47
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2024 00:23
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/50455

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