Migration, Citizenship And Identity Summary Week 1-8

Liberal Nationalism {Ans: - Right to live in environment that is conductive to well being - National identity = element of well being - Right to preserve your national identity - National identity best preserved by political arrangements which enable individuals to shape national life of community - Right to national self-determination}Rawl's Theory of Justice {Ans: Two general rules: - equality in assignment of basic rights & duties - social & economic inequalities are just ONLY if they produce compensating benefits for everyone -- especially for least advantaged. Aka government helping less fortunate more, not helping the rich Original position before veil of ignorance --> all are equal & have no idea about future lives. After veil of ignorance --> society makes choices of rules - you get the agreed-upon society, which is above}Egalitarian Liberalism / Liberal Egalitarianism {Ans: Create society in which we all have individual rights & society protects those rights. John Rawls Egalitarian/Meritocratic Veil/Theory of justice Believes all individuals are morally equal & requires distribution of material resources (income & wealth)}Consequentialism moral reasoning {Ans: Focus on consequences. An ethical system that determines the level of goodness or evil from the effect or result