Compromise And Disagreement In Contemporary Political Theory

Author : Christian Rostboll
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131531780X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compromise and Disagreement in Contemporary Political Theory written by Christian Rostboll and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, discussions of compromise have been largely absent in political theory. However, political theorists have become increasingly interested in understanding the practice and justification of compromise in politics. This interest is connected to the increased concern with pluralism and disagreement. Compromise and Disagreement in Contemporary Political Theory provides a critical discussion of when and to what extent compromise is the best response to pluralism and disagreement in democratic decision-making and beyond. Christian F. Rostbøll and Theresa Scavenius draw together the work of ten established and emerging scholars to provide different perspectives on compromise. Organized into four parts, the book begins by discussing the justification and limits of compromise. Part 2 discusses the practice of compromise and considers the ethics required for compromise as well as the institutions that facilitate compromise. Part 3 focuses on pluralism and connects the topic of compromise to current discussions in political theory on public reason, political liberalism, and respect for diversity. Part 4 discusses different challenges to compromise in the context of the current political environment. The book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars in the social sciences, philosophy, and law. It will be useful in introducing scholars to a variety of approaches to compromise and as readings for graduate courses in political theory and political philosophy, ethics, the history of ideas, and the philosophy of law.

Author : Sandrine Baume
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030408027
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compromises in Democracy written by Sandrine Baume and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an interdisciplinary examination of the relationship between compromise and democracy. Compromises have played a significant role in our representative democracies and yet the nature of the relationship between compromise and democracy has generally raised tricky theoretical questions and generated ambiguous evaluations. This book focuses on the relationship between compromise and liberal democracies from both a cultural and institutional perspective and addresses new and lesser-explored aspects of the relationship. It explores a variety of topics including: compromise and in-commensurable values, antagonist paradigms, compromise and majority decisions, compromise and publicity, compromise and post-conflict societies, compromise and anti-system political parties, and compromise and the understanding of political representation. Compromises in Democracy offers an original perspective on the topic by assembling contributions from the fields of philosophy, sociology, political theory, political science and history of ideas.

Author : Amy Gutmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400851246
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of Compromise written by Amy Gutmann and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why compromise is essential for effective government and why it is missing in politics today To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis—dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. In The Spirit of Compromise, eminent political thinkers Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson show why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. They urge politicians to focus less on campaigning and more on governing. In a new preface, the authors reflect on the state of compromise in Congress since the book's initial publication. Calling for greater cooperation in contemporary politics, The Spirit of Compromise will interest everyone who cares about making government work better for the good of all.

Author : Jack Knight
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479836362
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compromise written by Jack Knight and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of clean hands : negotiated compromise in lawmaking / Eric Beerbohm -- Which side are you on? / Anton Ford -- The moral distinctiveness of legislated law / David Dyzenhaus -- On compromise, negotiation, and loss / Amy J. Cohen -- Compromise in negotiation / Simon Cábulea May -- Uncompromising democracy / Melissa Schwartzberg -- Democratic conflict and the political morality of compromise / Michelle M. Moody-Adams -- The challenges of conscience in a world of compromise / Amy J. Sepinwall -- Necessary compromise and public harm / Andrew Sabl -- Compromise and representative government : a skeptical perspective / Alexander Kirshner.

Author : Alexander Ruser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351599879
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Against Political Compromise written by Alexander Ruser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political compromise is emerging as a preferred solution for numerous apparently intractable problems. Many have pointed to the rising degree of political polarisation around issues such as climate change, immigration and abortion. These are ‘wicked problems’ that are clearly not conducive to any sort of political consensus. The groups and individuals who are party to these issues disagree, often both fully and fiercely. As an alternative, political compromise seemingly offers a way of respecting difference while simultaneously generating a decision upon which policy can move forward. But proponents of political compromise should also acknowledge its significant weaknesses and dangers. Invoking recent examples from various policy areas to illustrate their claims, the authors assert that compromise can disguise inequality, reduce plurality and heighten uncertainty. In short, compromise can weaken democracy and must not be seen as some sort of political panacea. This concise, accessible text offers a strong and provocative argument that provides a crucial counterpoint to the promise of compromise. It should prove of interest to students and scholars interested in compromise and consensus as well as democratic governance, social inequality, political apathy and environmental politics.

Author : Jack Knight
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 147981802X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compromise written by Jack Knight and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguished group of scholars explores compromise in contemporary affairs Do lawmakers have a greater ethical responsibility to compromise than ordinary citizens? How does one rectify what is at stake when lawmakers concede to compromise for the sake of reaching resolution? Is compromise necessarily equalizing and is it a reasonable mode of problem solving and dispute resolution? In this latest installment from the NOMOS series, distinguished scholars across the fields of political science, law, and philosophy tackle the complex set of questions that relate to the practice of compromise and its implications for social and political life in modern societies. The volume, edited by Jack Knight, brings together a range of perspectives – in both disciplinary and substantive terms – on representation, political morality, disagreement, negotiation, and various forms of compromise. The ten essays reflect a variety of considerations across interdisciplinary lines, and provide a new and thought-provoking discussion of the policy, practice, and philosophy of compromise, covering a number of specific topics including alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and conscientious objection. Examining these issues and more, Compromise offers new and thought provoking insights into the pressing issue of the importance of compromise in social and political affairs.

Author : Christian F. Rostbøll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009340905
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democratic Respect written by Christian F. Rostbøll and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new analysis of the struggle over the meaning of respect and recognition in modern democracy that characterizes the global rise of populism. It will interest students and scholars of populism and democratic theory in comparative politics, political philosophy and sociology.

Author : Edward Hall
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226718286
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Value, Conflict, and Order written by Edward Hall and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the purpose of political philosophy to articulate the moral values that political regimes would realize in a virtually perfect world and show what that implies for the way we should behave toward one another? That model of political philosophy, driven by an effort to draw a picture of an ideal political society, is familiar from the approach of John Rawls and others. Or is political philosophy more useful if it takes the world as it is, acknowledging the existence of various morally non-ideal political realities, and asks how people can live together nonetheless? The latter approach is advocated by “realist” thinkers in contemporary political philosophy. In Value, Conflict, and Order, Edward Hall builds on the work of Isaiah Berlin, Stuart Hampshire, and Bernard Williams in order to establish a political realist’s theory of politics for the twenty-first century. The realist approach, Hall argues, helps us make sense of the nature of moral and political conflict, the ethics of compromising with adversaries and opponents, and the character of political legitimacy. In an era when democratic political systems all over the world are riven by conflict over values and interests, Hall’s conception is bracing and timely.

Author : John B. Gilmour
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780822939078
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Disagreement written by John B. Gilmour and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics may be the art of compromise, but accepting a compromise can be hazardous to a politician’s health.& Politicians worry about betraying faithful supporters, about losing the upper hand on an issue before the next election, that accepting half a loaf today can make it harder to get the whole loaf tomorrow.& In his original interpretation of competition between parties and between Congress and the president, Gilmour explains the strategies available to politicians who prefer to disagree and uncovers the lost opportunities to pass important legislation that result from this disagreement. Strategic Disagreement, theoretically solid and rich in evidence, will enlighten Washington observers frustrated by the politics of gridlock and will engage students interested in organizational theory, political parties, and divided government.

Author : Andrew Shorten
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137299169
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Political Theory written by Andrew Shorten and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the major theories, issues and concepts in contemporary political theory, this text is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the field. The book examines a range of topics to explore questions such as: - What kinds of political community best support democracy? - Do members of wealthy societies have duties to eradicate global poverty? Chapters are carefully organized to enhance learning by first setting out rival perspectives on key political issues which are then compared and analysed through a series of key debates. Discussion boxes are used throughout the book to consider the policy implications of different theoretical perspectives from thinkers including John Rawls, Susan Okin, Isaiah Berlin, Jane Mansbridge and Will Kymlicka. Offering an in-depth survey of the landscape of contemporary political theory and written in an engaging and lively style, this book will equip students with the tools to think through the complex questions whose answers determine our collective political lives.