Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2015
Department
Political Science
Department
Political Science
Abstract
Liberal democracies encourage citizen participation and protect our freedoms, yet these regimes elect politicians and decide important issues with electoral and legislative systems that are less inclusive than other arrangements. Some citizens inevitably have more influence than others. Is this a problem? Yes, because similarly just but more inclusive systems are possible. Political theorists and philosophers should be arguing for particular institutional forms, with particular geographies, consistent with justice.
Les démocraties libérales encouragent la participation citoyenne et protègent nos libertés. Pourtant, ces régimes élisent des politiciens et décident de problèmes importants via les systèmes électoral et législatif, qui sont moins inclusifs que d’autres arrangements. Certains citoyens ont inévitablement plus d’influence que d’autres. Est-ce un problème? Oui, parce que des systèmes similairement justes, mais plus inclusifs, sont possibles. Les théoriciens et philosophes politiques devraient ainsi plaider en faveur de formes institutionnelles particulières, aux géographies précises, en cohérence avec la justice.
Recommended Citation
King, L. (2015). Hopeful Losers? A Moral Case for Mixed Electoral Systems. Les ateliers de l'éthique / The Ethics Forum, 10(2), 107–121. https://doi.org/10.7202/1035330ar
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Originally published by Les ateliers de l'éthique The Ethics Forum. Posted under CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 license.