Against Compromise in Democracy? A Plea for a Fine-Grained Assessment

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Title
Against Compromise in Democracy? A Plea for a Fine-Grained Assessment
Journal
Constellations
Author(s)
Baume Sandrine (co-first), Papadopoulos Yannis (co-last)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
29
Number
4
Pages
475-491
Language
english
Abstract
This paper disentangles the multiple facets of the ambivalent evaluation of compromise in politics. It identifies five main objections against compromises and their rebuttals. The first two objections are classic, and they both appeal to adherence to values, in terms of either their inviolability or their consistency. Another objection asserts the irreducibility of conflicts, and it is driven by hostility to a conception of politics that favors moderation. The last two objections are concerned with domination: compromises are detrimental to disadvantaged groups, or they limit the diversity of debates. Our systematic scrutiny shows that the rebuttals do not annihilate but rather qualify the validity of most normative and empirical claims against a politics of compromise. A fine-grained arbitration between possible objections and rebuttals pleads for a multidimensional and nuanced assessment of the value of compromise in democracy, which challenges political discourses that convey the polymorphic disdain of compromise.
Keywords
compromise, relativism, integrity, conflict, equality, pluralism
Open Access
Yes
Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation / Projects / 100017_200905
Create date
25/11/2021 19:00
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21/12/2022 6:52
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