Social Justice in Contemporary Housing

Applying Rawls’ Difference Principle

AvHelen Taylor

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Philosophy is not usually seen as a guidance for modern housing policy, but in this new book, Dr Helen Taylor argues that there is something innovative, unusual, and worth discussing about the application of philosophy to housing. The philosophical framework used within this book is John Rawls’ conception of justice as fairness. The UK has gone through several shifts in housing policy over the past decade, most recently by introducing the controversial ‘Bedroom Tax’, in an effort to make more cuts to benefits and social welfare. Social Justice in Contemporary Housing: Applying Rawls’ Difference Principle suggests that by using ideas of agency we can understand the impact that social policy has on individuals and wider society. The work outlines the liberal principle of legitimacy and argues that Rawls’ concept of reasonableness can, and should, be used to justify the intervention of policy in individuals’ lives. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of housing as well as philosophy and social policy, and also those working around the creation and implementation of social housing in the UK.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-30
Mått:138 x 216 x 7 mm
Vikt:210 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Focus on Housing and Philosophy
Antal sidor:116
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032178608

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Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Helen Taylor is a lecturer in housing studies at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. She is Communications Officer for the Housing Studies Association, as well as a board member for housing sector organisations Newport City Homes and Cymorth Cymru, and sector publication Welsh Housing Quarterly.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 – Housing Studies, Philosophy, and PolicyThe epistemological foundations of housing studiesThe relationship between philosophy and policyApplied philosophyPolicy: homelessness and housing firstChapter 2 – The Role of the Reasonable in Public JustificationIntroductionThe two moral powersThe use of reasonableness as a regulatory mechanismA political conception of justiceThe liberal principle of legitimacyApplying reasonableness to social policy: The ‘Bedroom Tax’Chapter 3 – A Rawlsian Account of JusticeJustice as fairnessThe difference principleApplying the difference principleJustifying the use of the difference principleReflective equilibriumExtending the concept of reflective equilibriumChapter 4 – Primary Goods: An Appropriate Metric?Criticisms of primary goodsAlternative metricsRevising primary goodsChapter 5 – Self-Command and Basic JusticeSelf-respect as a primary goodSelf-command and social freedomThe revised metricChapter 6 – Applying Philosophy to HousingThe modified testApplication to policyConclusionBibliography