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Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pluralism and Equality

Norman Daniels, Michael Walzer
01 Jan 1985-The Philosophical Review (Basil Blackwell)-Vol. 83, Iss: 1, pp 142
TL;DR: Lawler as mentioned in this paper argued that being for the freeze means that one is not for disarmament, which is hardly a rational position in the sense that it is suspect if not immoral, in the eyes of some.
Abstract: that a plurality of the American Catholic bishops endorse a nuclear freeze (p. 4), saying that they are thus "taking their stance with Moscow,55 which is for a freeze, and not with the Vatican, which "is still in favor of disarmament?not a freeze.55 To make any sense at all, Mr. Lawler must mean that being for the freeze means that one is not for disarmament? hardly a rational position. One recalls here the arguments, during the 19305s and 19405s, that being for racial justice in the United States was suspect if not immoral, in the eyes of some, because the communists also favored it.
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Adult education policy and the European Union: theoretical and methodological perspectives

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Marcella Milana, John Holford
01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The authors argue that researchers have given too little attention to the important role of the European Union (EU) in the shaping of adult education policy and that the EU's influence is felt in various ways not only within Europe, but across the world; they know too little about how its policies are made, and where their effects are felt.
Abstract: This book is a contribution to scholarship about policy in adult education. Its origins lie in [the authors’] belief that researchers have given too little attention to the important role of the European Union (EU) in the shaping of adult education policy. The EU’s influence is felt in various ways not only within Europe, but across the world; [the authors’] know too little about how its policies are made, and where - and by whom - their effects are felt.

39 citations

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Copula-based Measurement of Dependence Between Dimensions of Well-being

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Koen Decancq1•
University of Antwerp1
01 Jul 2014
TL;DR: This work proposes to use a copula-based frame- work to order societies with respect to their dependence, and illustrates the usefulness of the approach by showing that Russian dependence between three dimensions of well-being has increasedSignificantly between 1995 and 2003.
Abstract: Well-being consists of many dimensions such as income, health and education. A society exhibits greater dependence between its dimensions of well-being when the positions of the individuals in the dierent dimensions are more aligned or corre- lated. Dierences in dependence may lead to very dierent societies, even when the dimension-wise distributions are identical. I propose to use a copula-based frame- work to order societies with respect to their dependence. A class of measures of dependence is derived to which the multidimensional rank correlation coe¢ cient be- longs. I illustrate the usefulness of the approach by showing that Russian dependence between three dimensions of well-being has increased signi…cantly between 1995 and 2003. Unfortunately, the aspect of dependence is missed by all composite well-being measures based on dimension-speci…c summary statistics such as the popular Human Development Index (HDI).

39 citations

Cites background from "Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pl..."

  • ...In his words, “no individual’s standing with regard to one good can be undercut by his standing with regard to some other good”(Walzer 1983)....

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  • ...This society is maximally unequal in the complex sense de ned by Walzer (1983)....

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  • ...In his words, no individual s standing with regard to one good can be undercut by his standing with regard to some other good (Walzer 1983)....

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  • ...The political philosopher Michael Walzer (1983) distinguishes in his theory between simple and complex inequality....

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Penser le gouvernement des ressources naturelles

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Didier Busca1, Nathalie Lewis•
Centre national de la recherche scientifique1
01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: A partir de contributions d'horizons disciplinaires varies, cet ouvrage a pour objectif d'eclairer la variete des modes de gouvernement de la nature and les dilemmes de la gestion and de la protection of ses ressources, en France and au Quebec as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A partir de contributions d’horizons disciplinaires varies, cet ouvrage a pour objectif d’eclairer la variete des modes de gouvernement de la nature et les dilemmes de la gestion et de la protection de ses ressources, en France et au Quebec. Examinant a la fois l’economie comme imperatif du developpement territorial, la fabrique sociale des problemes et des risques environnementaux et sanitaires, la dialectique entre participation et negociations dans l’action environnementale et les inegalites et sentiments de justice qu’elle suscite, les auteurs proposent de penser le gouvernement des ressources naturelles et ses voies de transition. Meme s’il ne s’agit pas d’un manuel des « bonnes pratiques » en matiere de protection de la nature, cet ouvrage fera reflechir un large public de chercheurs, d’etudiants, de professionnels et de citoyens aux exigences sociales de protection de la nature et de ses ressources.

39 citations

Cites background from "Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pl..."

  • ...…que les inégalités environnementales – et par conséquent les principes de justice qui permettent de les rendre visibles – ne sont pas construites comme des normes universelles a priori (Sen, 2000 ; Walzer, 1983), mais comme le produit parfois critiquable d’un processus normatif entre acteurs....

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  • ...Cette posture ne suppose pas de renoncer à la critique sociologique, mais soustend que les inégalités environnementales – et par conséquent les principes de justice qui permettent de les rendre visibles – ne sont pas construites comme des normes universelles a priori (Sen, 2000 ; Walzer, 1983), mais comme le produit parfois critiquable d’un processus normatif entre acteurs....

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Accounting for sustainability

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Andy Scerri1•
RMIT University1
05 Jan 2010-Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explain and demonstrate the importance and usefulness of mixing qualitative and quantitative approaches in participatory residential sustainability policy and practice, and propose an approach using a theoretical model, developed through engagements with cultural and political sociology, to inform participatory engagement in selecting "indicators" of urban residential sustainability.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain and demonstrate the importance and usefulness of mixing qualitative and quantitative approaches in participatory residential sustainability policy and practice.Design/methodology/approach – The approach uses a theoretical model, developed through engagements with cultural and political sociology, to inform participatory engagement in selecting “indicators” of urban residential sustainability.Findings – If they are to influence policy and practice effectively, quantitative indicators of sustainability need to be subjected to dialogical negotiation and deliberation aimed at establishing qualitative assessment of the problem.Originality/value – Recognizing as foundational the need to negotiate the terms on which the task of achieving sustainability is implemented, the approach links “natural” with “social” scientific endeavour in a policy‐oriented and practical approach to binding together quantitative with qualitative “indicators” of sustainability.

39 citations

Cites background from "Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pl..."

  • ...(In terms of the theoretical matters that are raised by this suggestion, conceptualizing “the social” in terms of domains or spheres of practice that follow and produce their own rules, norms and values builds upon work by Walzer (1983)...

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Explaining Social exclusion: Towards Social Inclusion for Indigenous Australians

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Boyd Hunter, Kirrily Jordan
01 Dec 2010-Australian Journal of Social Issues
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce several relevant theories of justice, diversity, and Indigenous rights to provide a theoretical framework for conceptualizing social inclusion in a plural society such as Australia.
Abstract: Current policy often focuses on 'Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage' by simultaneously addressing multiple deficits that many Indigenous people experience relative to other Australians. International literature often frames such issues in terms of the contested concepts of social exclusion and social inclusion. This paper attempts to analyse what Indigenous social inclusion might look like in a plural society such as Australia. In addition to contextualising Australian policy in broader debates, this paper also briefly introduces several relevant theories of justice, diversity and Indigenous rights to provide a theoretical framework for conceptualising social inclusion. The article concludes with some reflections on some practical suggestions to move the debate forward. In principle, enhancing Indigenous social and political participation in policy design should both increase inclusion and reduce disadvantage by enhancing the effectiveness of programs that have a substantial Indigenous client base.

39 citations

Cites background from "Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pl..."

  • ...…to distributive justice, or the ‘justness’ of the distribution of rights, responsibilities, opportunities or other ‘primary goods’ (including income and wealth but also more intrinsic goods such as self-respect and self-esteem) in a given society (Rawls 1999; see also Okin 1987; Walzer 1983)....

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