Theorising Justice: A Primer for Social Scientists

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Theorising Justice: A Primer for Social Scientists
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Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Preface
Introduction
	Introduction
	Framing justice theories and approaches
	Chapter contents
		Part I: Politico- philosophical and normative traditions of justice
		Part II: Applied justice theories
	References
Part I Politico-Philosophical and Normative Traditions of Justice
	1 Liberal Theories of Justice
		Four liberal justice theories
			Social contract tradition
			Deontology
			Utilitarianism: justice as a means of advancing social utility
			Justice as fairness
		Debates on redistribution and rights
			(Re)Distribution
			Rights
		Criticisms of liberal justice: who is a subject of justice within liberalism?
		Making a connection to the social sciences
		References
	2 Libertarian Theories of Justice
		Introduction
		Overview of main ideas and scholars within the tradition
		Debates of the tradition
		Conclusion
		References
	3 Cosmopolitan Theories of Justice
		Introduction
		Varieties of cosmopolitanism
			Legal cosmopolitanism
			Political cosmopolitanism
			Moral cosmopolitanism
			Cultural cosmopolitanism
		Cosmopolitan approaches to distributive and procedural justice
			Distributive justice
			Procedural justice
		The contemporary analytic relevance of cosmopolitanism
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	4 Feminist Theories of Justice
		Introduction
		Key ideas, key theorists
		Debates and critiques
			The disruptive insertion of justice
			From individuals to individuals-in-relation-to-groups
			Social reproduction, social connection, responsibility and care: global justice
			Substance and distribution
			Procedure and distribution
		Conclusion
		References
	5 Radical Justice: Anarchism, Utopian Socialism, Marxism and Critical Theory
		Introduction
		Key ideas: debates and critiques
			Radical justice in utopian socialism and anarchism
			Marx and Engels
			The Frankfurt School and Critical Theory
			In defence of Marxist theories of justice
		Radical justice and the social sciences
			Marxism and the geography of justice
			A focus on injustice and the promises of radical justice for social science research
		References
	6 Radical Justice Through Injustice: Postcolonial Approaches
		Introduction
		Overview of central ideas and scholars
		Key ideas: debates and critiques
			The subject of postcolonial justice
			The object of postcolonial justice
		From substance, procedure and distribution to rectificatory justice
			Substance, procedure and distribution
			Rectificatory justice
		Postcolonial thinking on justice and injustice in social science research
		Notes
		References
	7 Indigenous Approaches to Justice
		Introduction
		Indigenous ontologies and epistemologies
		Indigenous approaches to justice
		Rights-based approaches to Indigenous justice
			Perspectives on Indigenous rights
		How Indigenous approaches to justice relate to applied fields of justice
		Notes
		References
	8 The Capabilities Approach
		Introduction
		Substantive and procedural approaches to capabilities theory
		Debates and key controversies
			What type of equality?
			Individualism
			Defining ‘central’ capabilities
			Underemphasising political economy and colonialism
		Applying the Capabilities Approach in the social sciences
			Environmental justice
			Energy justice
		Conclusion
		References
Part II Applied Justice Theories
	9 Environmental Justice
		Introduction
		Main ideas within the tradition
		Main critiques of the tradition
		Conclusion
		References
	10 Climate Justice
		Introduction
			Common but differentiated responsibilities for climate change
		Climate justice across generations
			Addressing climate wrongdoing from within a deeper justice framework
			Climate justice and human rights
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	11 Energy Justice
		Introduction
		Historical development
		Approaches to defining energy justice
		Debates and key developments
			Procedural energy justice and capabilities
			Adjacent concepts: fuel poverty, energy poverty and energy vulnerability
			Responsibility in energy justice
			No ‘good’ energy?
		Connections with other applied theories
			Spatial and intergenerational justice
			Environmental and climate justice
		Applying energy justice in the social sciences
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	12 Spatial Justice
		Introduction
		Spatial justice: the development of the concept
		Connecting the concept of justice with theories of space
		Spatial justice and the social sciences
		Notes
		References
	13 Landscape Justice
		Introduction
		Landscapes and justice: key ideas
		Landscape justice: key debates and critiques
			Landscape, everyday life and justice
			Landscape injustice
			Landscape as a place of justice
			The moral landscape and productive justice
			The European Landscape Convention and the limits to participation
			The right to landscape
			Landscape, justice and the logics of representation
		Normative theories of justice and landscape justice theorising: realising the potential
		References
	14 Intergenerational Justice
		Introduction
		Reoccurring themes in debate on intergenerational justice: issues and critique
			Intergenerational or intragenerational justice?
			Time and temporality
			The measurability of intergenerational justice: equity, equality or fairness?
			The non- identity challenge
			Rights eligibility: the rights of future generations
		In dialogue with other justice traditions
			Procedural justice for present and future generations
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	15 Just Transitions
		Introduction
		Overview of approach
			What is just transition?
			Conceptualising transitions
		Debates in just transition
			A concept developed by trade unions, for only trade unions?
			Co-opted by international elites?
			Greenwashing through the European Union Green Deal?
		Just transition: moving beyond the normative application of restorative justice?
			Applying a comprehensive approach to restorative justice
			Applying distributional and procedural justice in just transition
		Conclusion
		References
Conclusion
	Points of convergence and divergence among philosophical and normative approaches
		Liberalism as touchstone
		An ideal state of justice or actually- existing conditions of injustice: justice orientations
	Points of convergence and divergence among the applied fields
		An identifiable field
		Topical or methodological focus of the applied fields
	Returning to the forms and aspects of justice
		Tables 2–11: Forms and aspects of justice
	Considering the realms of justice
		Tables 12– 14: Realms of justice and the applied fields
	Justice in practice
	Conclusion
	Note
	Reference
Index