Justice by Means of Democracy

Harvard HKS

For much of the 20th century John Rawls’ Theory of Justice has provided a normative framework for much policy-making in the U.S. and elsewhere. In this course, students explore an alternative theory of justice that places greater emphasis on democracy, and look at concrete examples of the application of this alternative policy-making framework to concrete domains like housing, good jobs and the economy, education, and climate. The course helps highlight the tight connection between…