TY - JOUR
T1 - Finding a Fundamental Principle of Democratic Inclusion
T2 - Related, not Affected or Subjected
AU - Bengtson, Andreas
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The question of who should be included in democratic decision-making is known as the boundary problem in democratic theory. I identify two requirements that a satisfactory solution to the boundary problem must satisfy, i.e. the Considered Judgment Requirement and the Value Requirement. I argue that the two most prominent solutions to the boundary problem—the all-affected principle and the all-subjected principle—fail to satisfy these requirements. Instead, I propose an equal relations principle and show that it satisfies the requirements. It turns out that relatedness, and not affectedness or subjectedness, is what fundamentally explains who should be included.
AB - The question of who should be included in democratic decision-making is known as the boundary problem in democratic theory. I identify two requirements that a satisfactory solution to the boundary problem must satisfy, i.e. the Considered Judgment Requirement and the Value Requirement. I argue that the two most prominent solutions to the boundary problem—the all-affected principle and the all-subjected principle—fail to satisfy these requirements. Instead, I propose an equal relations principle and show that it satisfies the requirements. It turns out that relatedness, and not affectedness or subjectedness, is what fundamentally explains who should be included.
KW - The boundary problem
KW - relations
KW - the all-affected principle
KW - the all-subjected principle
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85136996129&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0020174X.2022.2111603
DO - 10.1080/0020174X.2022.2111603
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0020-174X
JO - Inquiry
JF - Inquiry
ER -