Everyday Justice

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

How does fairness—or ‘just-ness’—define the peace we experience daily, and could it matter more than the traditional notion of justice, which often feels distant? This course invites students to investigate these questions through the lens of the everyday. We start with normative ideas of peace and then explore ‘everyday justice,’ examining how just-ness is lived, perceived, and debated in daily life. Through debates, quizzes, and a brief research project, students tackle contemporary issues such as education, health, housing, communication, the economy, the environment, and spirituality. By the end of the summer, they are able to apply the concepts of ‘justice,’ ‘just-ness,’ and ‘fairness’ across a wide range of everyday settings—on campus, at home, in workplaces, marketplaces, and other social and civic arenas.