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Temporal Justice, Youth Quotas and Libertarianism
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Abstract
Quotas, including youth quotas for representative institutions, are usually evaluated from within the social justice discourse. That discourse relies on several questionable assumptions, seven of which I critically address and radically revise in this contribution from a libertarian perspective. Tem... view more
Quotas, including youth quotas for representative institutions, are usually evaluated from within the social justice discourse. That discourse relies on several questionable assumptions, seven of which I critically address and radically revise in this contribution from a libertarian perspective. Temporal justice then takes on an entirely different form. It becomes a theory in which responsibilities are clear and cannot be shifted onto the shoulders of the weak and innocent. I shall only briefly sketch some outlines and general implications of such a theory, arguing that it offers to little guidance for our imperfect world. While that implies more tolerance for quotas, I nevertheless propose an alternative more suited to a representative, deliberative democracy: veto rights.... view less
Keywords
Intergenerational relations; social justice; discourse; quotation; political system; deliberative democracy; youth
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Free Keywords
libertarianism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 56-62
Journal
Intergenerational Justice Review, 1 (2015) 1
Issue topic
Youth Quotas
DOI
https://doi.org/10.24357/igjr.7.2.431
ISSN
2190-6335
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed