Structural Injustice, Shared Obligations, and Global Civil Society

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ID20317348
AuthorsJelena Belić (0000-0002-5984-6911), Zlata Božac
Year2022
Volume48
Issue4
Pages607-628
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Theory and Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-802X • E-ISSN: 2154-123X
PublisherPhilosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5840/soctheorpract202281167
OpenAlexW4289877186
LanguageEN
References cited12

It is frequently argued that to address structural injustice, individuals should participate in collective actions organized by civil society organizations (CSOs), but the role and the normative status of CSOs are rarely discussed. In this paper, we argue that CSOs semi-perfect our shared obligation to address structural injustice by defining shared goals as well as taking actions to further them. This assigns a special moral status to CSOs, which in turn gives rise to our duty to support them. Thus, we do not have full discretion when deciding whether to join collective actions or not. Under certain conditions, we can even be forced by others to do our share

Civil society · Discretion · Duty · Economic Justice · Injustice · Law and economics · Moral obligation · Normative · Obligation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Political Philosophy and Ethics · War, Ethics, and Justification

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