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Rawlsian theory and the circumstances of politics / Mason, Andrew

Mason, Andrew	Journal Article
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2010.

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Can Rawlsian theory provide us with an adequate response to the practical question of how we should proceed in the face of widespread and intractable disagreement over matters of justice? Recent criticism of ideal theorizing might make us wonder whether this question highlights another way in which ideal theory can be too far removed from our non-ideal circumstances to provide any practical guidance. Further reflection on it does not show that ideal theory is redundant, but it does indicate that there is a need for a nonideal theory that does not consist simply in an account of how to apply the principles which are yielded by ideal theory to non-ideal circumstances in the light of what is feasible and an assessment of the costs of implementation. Indeed any non-ideal theory that can adequately address this question will have to be partially autonomous, drawing on a notion of legitimacy that is rather different to the one which lies at the heart of Rawlsian ideal theory.

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Justice ; Legitimacy ; Rawls ; Disagreement

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Russia: U.S.-Russian relations and the future security of Europe / Kühn, Ulrich

Kühn, Ulrich	Journal Article
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The incoming Trump administration inherits a U.S.-Russian relationship marked by disagreement and confrontation in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the wars in Syria and Ukraine, the West’s use of economic sanctions, and reciprocal complaints about interferences in domestic affairs.

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NATO ; Russia ; Europe ; Future Security ; Disagreement ; U.S.-Russian Relations

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