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Difference Without Domination

Pursuing Justice in Diverse Democracies

Danielle Allen editor Rohini Somanathan editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:22nd Jun '20

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This book examines the urgent need for equitable power distribution in modern societies. Difference Without Domination explores innovative approaches to social justice.

In Difference Without Domination, the authors tackle the pressing issue of democratic dysfunction around the world. With rising political and socioeconomic inequality, the book prompts readers to reflect on how power, opportunity, and wealth can be more equitably distributed in our increasingly diverse societies. By directly addressing this dilemma, the contributors present innovative strategies aimed at dismantling existing social hierarchies that perpetuate domination.

Drawing on case studies from various countries, including the United States, India, Germany, and Cameroon, Difference Without Domination provides transformative insights into justice, identity, and social group dynamics. The contributors challenge conventional wisdom regarding representation and advocate for a demographic alignment between institutions and the populations they serve. This fresh perspective is crucial for understanding contemporary social issues.

The volume further delves into complex topics such as implicit bias, the contradictions of universal human dignity, and the challenges of affirmative action. By blending empirical research with interpretive analysis, Difference Without Domination encourages a reevaluation of how we conceptualize representation and measure equality. It is a thought-provoking exploration that invites readers to engage with the nuances of social justice and the ongoing struggle for a more equitable society.

Difference without Domination is an ambitious volume that aims to reconfigure the discourses on democracy, egalitarianism, and justice in an increasingly diverse world. This brilliant volume has the potential to transform profoundly how we comprehend democracy and difference, and it promises visions of egalitarian futures devoid of domination.” -- Neil Roberts, Williams College
Difference without Domination is a unique contribution to an emerging literature on how ideas about democracy affect, and are affected by, concepts and practices pertaining to equality, egalitarianism, and domination. The contributors range from the disciplines of history, philosophy, economics, to political science, psychology, and brain sciences, forging encounters and dialogue across boundaries to assess the aforementioned concepts and their capacity to interrogate domination as lived experience. Allen and Somanathan have performed a service in encouraging and framing what are often—in academic and in daily life—difficult conversations.” -- Michael G. Hanchard, University of Pennsylvania
"Eleven papers explore how social diversity, especially race, should inform thinking about both justice and democracy, providing the bases for new and complementary paradigms for both normative and positive engagements with issues of injustice and inequality. Papers discuss how difference without domination should replace, or at least supplement, the Rawlsian difference principle in the social and economic realms." * Journal of Economic Literature *

ISBN: 9780226681221

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368 pages