1st Edition
Justice beyond 'Just Us' Dilemmas of Time, Place, and Difference in American Politics
By Gregory W. Streich
Copyright 2011
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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Notions of justice and community in the United States are increasingly challenged by trends like immigration, multiculturalism, and economic inequality as well as historical legacies like Jim Crow-era racial segregation. These dynamics continually re-shape the communities in which people live, whether by generating new forms of interdependency and inequality, creating new social cleavages or... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, Gregory W. Streich; Chapter 2 Justice and “Us”, Gregory W. Streich; Chapter 3 The Politics of “Us versus Them”, Gregory W. Streich; Chapter 4 Dilemmas of Time, Gregory W. Streich; Chapter 5 Dilemmas of Place, Gregory W. Streich; Chapter 6 Dilemmas of Difference, Gregory W. Streich; Chapter 7 Competing Discourses: Justice for or beyond “Just Us”, Gregory W. Streich; Chapter 8 Conclusion, Gregory W. Streich;
Biography
Gregory W. Streich is professor of political science at the University of Central Missouri and has published articles in Citizenship Studies, Journal of Social Philosophy, and Constellations. His current research examines the impact of social diversification and economic inequality on conceptions of national identity, justice, social capital, and citizenship.
'Gregory W. Streich has tackled a central question in democratic governance and civil society: Are we one nation with a single set of standards of justice or do some groups get better treatment than others? We tend to think of inequality primarily in economic terms, but Streich compellingly calls our attention to legal inequality-why some people (whites, the well-off, Christians) get better treatment than others (minorities, the poor, non-Christians) even as "justice" is presumed to be "blind." If we fail to heed his clarion call that this is a central issue, our society will be far worse off (and conflictual). Scholars and citizens take heed!' Eric M. Uslaner, University of Maryland College Park, USA 'This book offers a rich, well-grounded defense of justice. Streich argues that a commitment to justice depends upon expanding one’s sense of those to whom justice is due and honoring the great variety of practices that sustain it.' Emily Hauptmann, Western Michigan University, USA
