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The Welfare State: Three Normative Tensions

Kildal, Nanna
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2003-05
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This working paper is based on the ideas that “social justice is the first virtue of social institutions” and that democratic governing principles should be “transparent”, that is, known and available for public consideration and examination. As welfare institutions express various, partly inconsistent values and principles, three normative tensions are discussed that are salient in today’s welfare discourses: (1) the tension between social rights and personal responsibilities (2) the tension between autonomy and paternalism, (3) the tension between individual rights and family responsibilities. The significance of identifying and discussing such normative tensions is elucidated by analyses that indicate some consequences of the different normative arguments in terms of welfare and justice.
 
Notatet tar utgangspunkt i idéene om at “sosial rettferdighet er sosiale institusjoners første dyd” (Rawls) og at demokratiske styringsprinsipper bør være “gjennomsiktige”, dvs tilgjengelige for “alle” for offentlig analyse og diskusjon. Etter som velferdsstatens institusjonene uttrykker sammensatte og til dels motstridende verdier og prinsipper, drøftes tre normative spenninger som er fremtredende i dagens velferds-diskurser: (1) spenningen mellom sosiale rettigheter og personlig ansvar (2) spenningen mellom autonomi og paternalisme, (3) spenningen mellom individuelle rettigheter og familiens ansvar for borgernes velferd. Betydningen av å identifisere slike normative spenningsfelt blir belyst ved drøftinger av de konsekvensene de ulike prinsippene kan få for fordelingen av velferd.
 
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Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies
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9-2003
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