Liberal political philosophy: the role of non-state actors and considerations of global justice

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Authors
Publication date 2011
Host editors
  • B. Reinalda
Book title The Ashgate research companion to non-state actors
ISBN
  • 9780754679066
Series Ashgate research companions
Pages (from-to) 133-146
Publisher Farnham: Ashgate
Organisations
  • Faculty of Law (FdR)
Abstract Liberal theories of political philosophy inform the practice and tradition of non-state actors and non-governmental organizations (together, ‘non-governmental actors’). Aspirations for global justice or a democratic peace, among other things, arise out of liberal thought from John Locke and Immanuel Kant to Jürgen Habermas and John Rawls. Their work underscores an enduring role for private actors in the public sphere as a necessary element for progressive political development. This paper analyses the role of non-governmental actors in liberal political philosophy from Kant to Rawls.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1719981
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