Injustice Abroad, Authority at Home? Democracy, Systemic Effects, and Global Wrongs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shmuel Nili (0000-0002-3956-6680, Northwestern University and Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-83 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ajps.12321 |
| OpenAlex | W2736488176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 27 |
Multiple normative theorists currently link political authority to democratic political procedures. I explore how proponents of this influential view can address a fundamental, but overlooked, puzzle. The puzzle begins from the firm judgment that even a government that keeps democratic procedures intact loses its general authority if it enacts abhorrent major laws. This judgment means that the moral failure of some laws can dissolve the moral authority of other laws—even ones that are quite distinct in their content. But how can we explain these systemic effects of specific laws? I confront this challenge by introducing a global perspective into the discussion of political authority. First, I suggest that we should only adopt an account of systemic effects that can explain how the worst global conduct dissolves a government's general authority. Second, after developing such an account, I use it to reflect on thornier global cases
Democracy · Government (linguistics · Injustice · Law and economics · Legal research · Normative · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Primary authority · Sociology · Free Will and Agency · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · War, Ethics, and Justification
Legality
Force and Freedom
Political Legitimacy and Democracy
What is So Special about Our Fellow Countrymen?
The Constitution of Equality
The Practice of Equality
A Theory of Justice
Sovereign Virtue
Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy
Our Problem of Global Justice
Politics against Domination
R awlzickian Global Politics
Debate
The Authority of Democracy
Moral Subversion and Structural Entrapment
Environmental Reform, Negative Duties, and Petrocrats
Rigorist cosmopolitanism
Hypocrisy, Moral Address, and the Equal Standing of Persons
Distributive Justice, State Coercion, and Autonomy
Moral Judgment, Historical Reality, and Civil Disobedience
Democratic Equality and Political Authority
Rule Over None II
Liberal Integrity and Foreign Entanglement
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |