Essays about: "Rawls justice"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Rawls justice.
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1. A Radical Restructuring of Development Aid : From Liberal Justice to “From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs” Assessing the Failures of Development Aid and Providing A New Normative Alternative
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper I will argue for the need for a change of norms in the global governance system in regards to development aid. I argue that liberal norms of justice and distribution of wealth have a negative effect on development aid practices. This study is a normative political theory and the material researched is relevant literature sources. READ MORE
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2. A level playing field? A comparative analysis of financial student aid in Sweden and Germany
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This qualitative case study compares two different student aid systems, the universal Swedish one (CSN) with the needs-based German one (Bafög) to determine their effect to facilitate enrollment in university education and reduce socioeconomic inequalities. For this, tertiary students in Germany and Sweden were surveyed for their opinion on the equality of their respective student aid systems. READ MORE
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3. The Compatibility of Citizenship Re-conceptualization and Civic Integration Mechanisms with John Rawls’ Political Liberalism in a Scandinavian Context
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The thesis revolves around the transformation of liberal citizenship to a higher degree of conditionality in the face of pluralist challenges revolving around achieving a shared common good. John Rawls’ Political Liberalism serves as the theoretical foundation for the argumentative analysis conducted, utilizing specific civic integration policies of Sweden and Denmark. READ MORE
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4. Climate governance in a well-ordered world : an analysis of Rawlsian climate justice and the goal of climate action
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The aspiration of normative theory to conceptualise climate justice is a contested endeavour. At best there are certain agreements about what constitutes distributional justice on a surface level, while it remains challenged whether such conceptualisation is helpful in the realisation of climate justice. READ MORE
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5. Non-ideal theory comparison of Sen's capability approach and Therborn's theory on inequalities : Comparison to a non-ideal theory framework to address health inequalities
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis conducts a theory comparison to determine which theory of social justice is best suited to address health inequalities. The theories used are the capability approach by Amartya Sen and Göran Therborn's theory on inequalities. Within the capability approach, two accounts specified on health capabilities will be regarded as well. READ MORE
