The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique

<p dir="ltr">The social equity concept of American public administration traces its roots to the philosophies of John Rawls, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. We suggest such fixed positionalities limit what is knowable about social equity. This is due to their restricted consid...

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Main Author: Kim Moloney (16229519) (author)
Other Authors: Rupert Lewis (17945312) (author)
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Policy and administration
Political science
Social Equity
American Public Administration
Philosophical Perspectives
Epistemological Biases
Racial Contract Theory
Deconstruction
Origins of Social Equity
Locke's Second Treatise
Rousseau's Social Contract
Racialized Society
Legitimacy
Inclusivity
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description <p dir="ltr">The social equity concept of American public administration traces its roots to the philosophies of John Rawls, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. We suggest such fixed positionalities limit what is knowable about social equity. This is due to their restricted considerations of America’s racialized origins. By introducing Charles Mills’ racial contract theory to the public administration discipline, we suggest that the assumed “social contract” at America’s origins was racialized, was disconnected from its historical actuality, and was born of exploitation. Racialized epistemological foundations alter how the social equity concept is understood. The implications matter for our disciplinary understanding of social equity and its origins.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Perspectives on Public Management and Governance<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvad009" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvad009</a></p>
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spelling The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory CritiqueKim Moloney (16229519)Rupert Lewis (17945312)Human societyPolicy and administrationPolitical scienceSocial EquityAmerican Public AdministrationPhilosophical PerspectivesEpistemological BiasesRacial Contract TheoryDeconstructionOrigins of Social EquityLocke's Second TreatiseRousseau's Social ContractRacialized SocietyLegitimacyInclusivity<p dir="ltr">The social equity concept of American public administration traces its roots to the philosophies of John Rawls, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. We suggest such fixed positionalities limit what is knowable about social equity. This is due to their restricted considerations of America’s racialized origins. By introducing Charles Mills’ racial contract theory to the public administration discipline, we suggest that the assumed “social contract” at America’s origins was racialized, was disconnected from its historical actuality, and was born of exploitation. Racialized epistemological foundations alter how the social equity concept is understood. The implications matter for our disciplinary understanding of social equity and its origins.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Perspectives on Public Management and Governance<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvad009" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvad009</a></p>2023-11-14T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1093/ppmgov/gvad009https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Flawed_Foundations_of_Social_Equity_in_Public_Administration_A_Racial_Contract_Theory_Critique/25202210CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/252022102023-11-14T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
Kim Moloney (16229519)
Human society
Policy and administration
Political science
Social Equity
American Public Administration
Philosophical Perspectives
Epistemological Biases
Racial Contract Theory
Deconstruction
Origins of Social Equity
Locke's Second Treatise
Rousseau's Social Contract
Racialized Society
Legitimacy
Inclusivity
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title The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
title_full The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
title_fullStr The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
title_full_unstemmed The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
title_short The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
title_sort The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
topic Human society
Policy and administration
Political science
Social Equity
American Public Administration
Philosophical Perspectives
Epistemological Biases
Racial Contract Theory
Deconstruction
Origins of Social Equity
Locke's Second Treatise
Rousseau's Social Contract
Racialized Society
Legitimacy
Inclusivity