Simon Thompson Simon.Thompson@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Political Theory
On the circularity of democratic justice
Thompson, Simon
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Abstract
In this article, I argue that justice and democracy stand in a circular relationship: just outcomes emerge from democratic deliberations, but only if such deliberations meet the standards of justice. I develop my argument by engaging in a critical dialogue with Nancy Fraser. Contending that she fails to deal with the danger that unfair deliberative procedures and inadequate norms of justice may reinforce one another, I show what a satisfactory account of democratic justice would look like. Going beyond Fraser's theory, I maintain that although justice and democracy do form a circular relationship, it is essential to give the former greater weight than the latter. I finesse my account by showing what this differential weighting would entail in practice. The result is an account of democratic justice that is significantly different from and a marked improvement on that of Fraser. © The Author(s), 2009.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Nov 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | Aug 19, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Journal | Philosophy and Social Criticism |
Print ISSN | 0191-4537 |
Electronic ISSN | 1461-734X |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 1079-1098 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453709343391 |
Keywords | democracy, Nancy Fraser, good enough deliberation, justice, parity of participation |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/991061 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0191453709343391 |
Contract Date | Nov 15, 2016 |
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