Political Constructivism - 9780415339872

Taylor & Francis

Political ConstructivismAuthor(s): Peri Roberts\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415339872, 978-0415339872\nSynopsis\nPolitical Constructivism is concerned with the justification of principles of political justice in the face of pluralism. Contemporary accounts of multiculturalism, pluralism and diversity have challenged the capacity of political theory to impartially justify principles of justice beyond the boundaries of particular communities.\n\nIn this original account, Peri Roberts argues that political constructivism defends a conception of objective and universal principles that set normative limits to justifiable political practice. Political Constructivism explores this understanding in two ways. Firstly, by engaging with constructivist thinkers such as John Rawls and Onora ONeill in order to lay out a basic understanding of what constructivism is. Secondly, the author goes on to defend a particular acco.