Rawls and right-wing populism - A qualified defense of the former: A reply to Gila Stopler

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Abstract

This reply to Gila Stopler's provocative piece on the possible complicity of political liberalism and right-wing populism welcomes Stopler's strategy of identifying structural weaknesses in liberal theory. But it also presents three specific disagreements: first, it is argued that Rawls is much less of a defender of the status quo in really existing liberal democracies than Stopler makes him out to be; second, the argument is advanced that political liberalism has significant resources to counter right-wing populism; and, third and most important, it is claimed, following the work of philosophers such as Gina Schouten, that political liberalism can (and must) incorporate feminist concerns.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)419-422
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Journal of Constitutional Law
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2021

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  • Law

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