Structural Injustice

AvMadison Powers,Ruth Faden

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Madison Powers and Ruth Faden here develop an innovative theory of structural injustice that links human rights norms and fairness norms. Norms of both kinds are grounded in an account of well-being. Their well-being account provides the foundation for human rights, explains the depth of unfairness of systematic patterns of disadvantage, and locates the unfairness of power relations in forms of control some groups have over the well-being of other groups. They explain how human rights violations and structurally unfair patterns of power and advantage are so often interconnected. Unlike theories of structural injustice tailored for largely benign social processes, Powers and Faden's theory addresses typical patterns of structural injustice-those in which the wrongful conduct of identifiable agents creates or sustains mutually reinforcing forms of injustice. These patterns exist both within nation-states and across national boundaries. However, this theory rejects the claim that for a structural theory to be broadly applicable both within and across national boundaries its central claims must be universally endorsable. Instead, Powers and Faden find support for their theory in examples of structural injustice around the world, and in the insights and perspectives of related social movements. Their theory also differs from approaches that make enhanced democratic decision-making or the global extension of republican institutions the centerpiece of proposed remedies. Instead, the theory focuses on justifiable forms of resistance in circumstances in which institutions are unwilling or unable to address pressing problems of injustice. The insights developed in Structural Injustice will interest not only scholars and students in a range of disciplines from political philosophy to feminist theory and environmental justice, but also activists and journalists engaged with issues of social justice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-11-30
Mått:157 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780197744895

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Madison Powers is Francis J. McNamara Jr Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University. His current research focus is on environmental justice, especially issues of natural resource ownership and use, human rights, global supply chains, and global development.Ruth Faden is the founder of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, its Director from 1995 until 2016, and the inaugural Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics. Dr. Faden's current research focuses on structural injustice theory, and on justice challenges in food and agriculture, health systems, and biomedical science.

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a profound and fascinating essay on the structural injustices shaking our times... genuinely a philosophical essay. Yet one of its most significant merits is that it is written for various audiences, including researchers in bioethics and public health ethics, political philosophers, journalists, and activists.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction1.1 Structural Injustice1.2 Plan of the ChaptersChapter 2: Well-Being2.1. The place of well-being in our theory2.2. The Socratic and structural dependence arguments 2.3. The core elements2.4. A decent human life2.5. An alternative to universal endorsement approaches to justification 2.6. Three implications of the roles of our conception of well-beingChapter 3: What justice is3.1. Moral importance and stringency3.2. Claimability and specificity 3.3. Rightful enforceability3.4. Unfairness normsChapter 4: what structural injustice is4.1. Significant impacts, structural components, and social groups4.2. Social structural components and their systematic influence4.3. Power, advantage, and social position4.4. Background assumptionsChapter 5: Well-being ad human rights5.1. The function of rights5.2. Dignity and well-being interests5.3. The social functions of human rights5.4. Counterpart duties and general responsibilities: a pragmatic approachChapter 6: The Responsibility of States6.1. The normative uniqueness of state agency and its implications6.2. The Strong Statist Challenge6.3. National self-determination arguments6.4. The Principle of Interstate Reciprocity6.5. The power of non-State institutions in the current global orderChapter 7: Real-World Examples7.1. National sacrifice zones: from Appalachia to Warren County 7.2. The globalization of sacrifice zones7.3. Segregated cities: "two societies,EL separate and unequal"7.4. Urban 'slums': the proliferation of informal human settlements Chapter 8: Resistance to injustice: activism and social movements8.1. Individual responsibility in a nearly just society8.2. Means and goals of resistance in less ideal circumstances8.3. Targets of resistance: contributors and beneficiaries8.4. Conclusion: well-being and social movements Bibliography

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