Liberal reformism and democratic citizenship

Bibliographic Data

ID4861540
AuthorsJosé María Rosales (0000-0002-9409-7098, Universidad de Málaga, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume2
Issue2
Pages257-272
Publication date1998-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621029808420682
OpenAlexW2086912643
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited41

Although not its sole dimension, the idea of equality of rights and resources is one of the basic tenets of liberalism. Liberal equality introduces a reformist thrift in government by determining that government action should aim to create opportunities for the realization of the civil condition. This is a legal and political condition, thereby citizens enjoy a statute of equal rights. Hence, the liberal idea of reformism proceeds by removing the obstacles to the realization of the civil condition and by providing the legal and the material resources for the exercise of citizenship rights. This interpretation is not self‐evident, especially in times when neoliberalism seems to represent the entire liberal tradition. I shall argue that liberal reformism makes up a vital foundation for democracy. Even more, the own survival of democracy in our times depends on its rooting in liberalism

Citizenship · Democracy · Law and economics · Liberal democracy · Liberalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics

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