| Description |
xiii, 204 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN |
9781138230620 hardback |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : compromise and disagreement / Christian F. Rostbøıll and Theresa Scavenius -- Compromise and toleration : responding to disagreement / Christian F. Rostbøıll -- No compromise on racial equality / Simon Căbulea May -- Compromise and the value of widely accepted laws / Fabian Wendt -- The ethics of compromise / Daniel M. Weinstock -- Compromise as a normative ideal for pluralistic politics / Manon Westphal -- Political compromise in party democracy : an overlooked puzzle in Kelsen's democratic theory / David Ragazzoni -- Compromise, value pluralism, and democratic liberalism / Patrick Overeem -- Are compromises more inclusive of non-liberals? / Tore Vincents Olsen -- Public epistemology as a compromise : why should we agree to disagree? / Aurélia Bardon -- Compromise and political language / Michael Freeden -- The role of political and self-representation in compromise / Alin Fumurescu. |
| Summary |
"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." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Series |
Routledge innovations in political theory ; 78.
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| Library Class |
Politics B370
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| Subject |
Political ethics.
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Compromise (Ethics)
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Democracy -- Philosophy.
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| Other Author |
Rostbøıll, Christian F., editor.
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Scavenius, Theresa, editor.
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