Theorising Justice
A Primer for Social Scientists
Edited by Johanna Ohlsson and Stephen Przybylinski
Published
Oct 25, 2023Page count
308 pagesISBN
978-1529232226Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 25, 2023Page count
308 pagesISBN
978-1529232233Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Theorising Justice
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Bringing together divergent approaches to justice theorising, this volume connects normative and philosophical theories with the more empirically focused approaches emerging today in the social and political sciences and policy scholarship. The chapters overview a variety of mainstream approaches and radical critiques of justice to illustrate their value in addressing the pressing problems of climate change and economic development.
Stressing the value of assessing justice theories in light of the material conditions of our changing world, the book concludes with an in-depth synthesis of how these wide ranging approaches to justice will be useful for students, scholars and practitioners concerned with realising justice.
“What happens when justice theories meet material realities? This long-awaited, engaging and highly instructive volume provides an excellent overview of the diverse, complex and fundamental field of justice theorising and application.” Gunhild Setten, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
“Theorising Justice looks with edifying clarity at justice: a vibrant target for theoretical claim-making, but also a vital keyword as we forge our contested ways to the future.” Tom Mels, Uppsala University
Johanna Ohlsson is Senior Lecturer and Head of Department in the Department of Human Rights and Democracy at University College Stockholm and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University.
Stephen Przybylinski is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University.
Introduction - Johanna Ohlsson and Stephen Przybylinski
Part I: Politico-philosophical and Normative Traditions of Justice
1. Liberal Theories of Justice - Stephen Przybylinski
2. Libertarian Theories of Justice - Darren McCauley and Corine Wood-Donnelly
3. Cosmopolitan Theories of Justice - Tracey Skillington
4. Feminist Theories of Justice - Don Mitchell
5. Radical Justice: Anarchism, Utopian Socialism, Marxism and Critical Theory - Don Mitchell and Johanna Ohlsson
6. Radical Justice Through Injustice: Postcolonial Approaches - Johanna Ohlsson and Don Mitchell
7. Indigenous Approaches to Justice - Stephen Przybylinski and Johanna Ohlsson
8. The Capabilities Approach - Stephen Przybylinski and Roman Sidortsov
Part II: Applied Justice Theories
Preface to Part II - Stephen Przybylinski and Johanna Ohlsson
9. Environmental Justice - Corrine Wood-Donnelly
10. Climate Justice - Tracey Skillington
11. Energy Justice - Roman Sidortsov and Darren McCauley
12. Spatial Justice - Stephen Przybylinski
13. Landscape Justice - Don Mitchell
14. Intergenerational Justice - Johanna Ohlsson and Tracey Skillington
15. Just Transitions - Darren McCauley
Conclusion - Johanna Ohlsson, Stephen Przybylinski and Don Mitchell,
