TY  - JOUR
A1  - Banai, Ayelet
T1  - The liberal difference : left and right conceptions of global injustice
T2  - Global justice : theory, practice, rhetoric
N2  - In left critiques of globalization, it is often argued that liberal-egalitarian principles are inadequate for thinking about and struggling for global justice; that they are, in fact, part of the problem. For the case of identity politics as a left alternative, the paper points at two fallacies in this notion, regarding two ‘liberal’ elements: individualism and universalism. The paper examines groupidentity claims in far right conceptions of global injustice, and shows that cultural diversity of groups does not necessitate or even favour equality and democratic participation. It then examines the left group-based claims in the global justice discourse, showing that the aspirations for equality and freedom assume the liberal notions that have been often rejected as inadequate. The paper concludes that this ambivalent position undermines the democratic and egalitarian aspirations of left critiques of the global order. The analysis is based on manifestos and publications of political parties and movements in Western Europe (France, Germany and Austria).
KW  - diversity
KW  - global justice
KW  - ideology
KW  - left and right
KW  - universalism
Y1  - 2008
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/32555
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-325559
SN  - 1835-6842
VL  - 1
SP  - 38
EP  - 53
PB  - The Global Justice Network
ER  -