Justice in a Non-Ideal World

Bridging the Gap Between Political Theory and Real-World Politics

AvAlexandre Gajevic Sayegh

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

The realisation of justice in the real world requires political theory and political action. This book offers a road map for these two notions to connect. It explains how action-guiding principles are formulated by seeking cross-disciplinary input. Also, it casts light on the concepts that occupy the space between political theory and real-world politics, which are often used as reasons to obstruct the progression of social justice, e.g. feasibility, fact-sensitivity, compliance and path-dependence. This book argues for a re-appropriation of these concepts in the name of justice. Many examples will be provided. In particular, the book focuses on the case of climate change. It offers two case studies on the realisation of climate justice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-04-10
Mått:160 x 231 x 21 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Social and Global Justice
Antal sidor:236
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781786608765

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Alexandre Gajevic Sayegh is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at McGill University. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies and a Lecturer at the Department of Political Sciences at Yale University.

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What is our ideal of justice? What can we do to make the world a better place here and now? Bridging these questions, this insightful study presents a conceptual framework for formulating action-guiding principles. Case studies from climate change and international taxation provide refreshing illustrations of how to use abstract values as inspiration while showing sensitivity to empirical facts.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction / Part I / 1. On the Roles and Limits of Ideal Theory / 2. Overcoming the 'Paradox' of Ideal Theory / 3. Action-Guidance in a Non-Ideal World /4. Transitional Theory: Connecting Ideals with Political Action / Part II / 5. Tax Competition / 6. Climate Justice / 7. Carbon Pricing / Conclusion