Structural Injustice: Power, Advantage, and Human Rights Madison Powers

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190053984
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190053987
• Author(s): Madison Powers; Ruth Faden

Madison Powers and Ruth Faden here develop an innovative theory of structural injustice that links human rights norms and fairness norms. Norms of both kinds are grounded in an account of well-being. Their well-being account provides the foundation for human rights, explains the depth of unfairness of systematic patterns of disadvantage, and locates the unfairness of power relations in forms of control some groups have over the well-being of other groups. They explain how human rights violations and structurally unfair patterns of power and advantage are so often interconnected.

Unlike theories of structural injustice tailored for largely benign social processes, Powers and Faden’s theory addresses typical patterns of structural injustice-those in which the wrongful conduct of identifiable agents creates or sustains mutually reinforcing forms of injustice. These patterns exist both within nation-states and across national boundaries. However, this theory rejects the claim that for a structural theory to be broadly applicable both within and across national boundaries its central claims must be universally endorsable. Instead, Powers and Faden find support for their theory in examples of structural injustice around the world, and in the insights and perspectives of related social movements. Their theory also differs from approaches that make enhanced democratic decision-making or the global extension of republican institutions the centerpiece of proposed remedies. Instead, the theory focuses on justifiable forms of resistance in circumstances in which institutions are unwilling or unable to address pressing problems of injustice.

Table contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Well-Being
Chapter 3 What Justice Is
Chapter 4 What Structural Injustice Is
Chapter 5 Well-Being and Human Rights
Chapter 6 The Responsibility of States
Chapter 7 Real-World Examples
Chapter 8 Resistance to Injustice: Activism and Social Movements
Index

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