This Element introduces various justifications for reparations and redress for historical injustice discussed in political theory and philosophy. It examines multiple real-world cases to illustrate and test theories. It is accessible to students and scholars unfamiliar with the field, while providing new arguments for experts in the field, and organizing the debate around reparations in new ways. The Element is divided into four main sections. The first three sections examine different temporal orientations of justice: backward-looking, forward-looking, and structural injustice over time. The fourth section examines Indigenous perspectives and settler colonial theory, which complicate and problematize the temporal orientations and arguments from the other sections. The discussion in this Element is organized around two recurring theses. First, approaches relying on primarily forward-looking justifications could be made more plausible and compelling by incorporating backward-looking elements (and vice versa). Second, past injustice can change what should (publicly) count as justice.
| ISBN: | 9781009709248 |
| Publication date: | 31st July 2026 |
| Author: | Timothy Waligore |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 76 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Elements. Elements in Historical Theory and Practice |
| Genres: |
Colonialism and imperialism Indigenous peoples Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism Decolonisation and postcolonial studies |
This Element introduces various justifications for reparations and redress for historical injustice discussed in political theory and philosophy. It examines multiple real-world cases to illustrate and test theories. It is accessible to students and scholars unfamiliar with the field, while providing new arguments for experts in the field, and organizing the debate around reparations in new ways. The Element is divided into four main sections. The first three sections examine different temporal orientations of justice: backward-looking, forward-looking, and structural injustice over time. The fourth section examines Indigenous perspectives and settler colonial theory, which complicate and problematize the temporal orientations and arguments from the other sections. The discussion in this Element is organized around two recurring theses. First, approaches relying on primarily forward-looking justifications could be made more plausible and compelling by incorporating backward-looking elements (and vice versa). Second, past injustice can change what should (publicly) count as justice.
Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice features in the following genres: Colonialism and imperialism, Indigenous peoples, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies
Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice is available in Paperback, Hardback
Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice was written by Timothy Waligore and published by Cambridge University Press
Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice has 76 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Elements. Elements in Historical Theory and Practice series
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