Book Review: James M Buchanan and Yong J Yoon (eds), Individualism and Political Disorder
| Date | 01 February 2017 |
| Published date | 01 February 2017 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929916676920 |
| Author | Billy Christmas |
| Subject Matter | Book ReviewsPolitical Theory |
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Political Studies Review
2017, Vol. 15(1) 84–171
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Political Theory
Constitutive Justice by William A Barbieri
highly eclectic in its approach but fairly compre-
Jr. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. 263pp.,
hensive in advancing the different viewpoints,
£63.00 (h/b), ISBN 9781137263247
in the sense that it is not just oriented towards
any specific academic discipline. However, in
The term justice continues to defy consensus
the whole effort to find the foundations for the
in terms of understanding, and Constitutive
new concept of justice, the arguments are sub-
Justice by William Barbieri can be seen as a
stantially drawn from the contesting Western
reassurance of this. This book primarily aims
treatises on justice. Oriental schools of justice
at addressing the questions of ‘boundaries and
which might shed alternative insights are not
membership’ of justice. What Barbieri essen-
tackled at all, thereby making the work less
tially argues is that most of the competing
encompassing. Notwithstanding this drawback,
theories of justice starting with Aristotle and
the book is quite theoretical and it is written in an
through to John Rawls have been confined to
excellent fashion. It is a rich resource for politi-
some criteria, notably distributive parameters,
cal and moral theorists, but equally valuable for
to theorise the questions of justice. Similarly,
scholars interested in the idea of justice.
many contemporary thinkers have paid little
attention to the importance of ‘boundaries and
Mayengbam Nandakishwor Singh
membership’ while deliberating on justice.
(National Law University, Assam, India)
The initial thrust of the book is that with
© The Author(s) 2016
increasing globalisation around the world, a
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