{"title":"Residence, Democracy, and Substantive Justice: Toward an Integrative Approach","authors":"D. Bideshi","doi":"10.1080/03906701.2020.1807247","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Three sociological theories are presented (Labeling Theory, Marxist Theory, and Conflict Theory) as a means of contextualizing the effects of residential segregation. Borrowing from the works of two legal-constitutional scholars, John Hart Ely ([1980]. Democracy and distrust: A theory of judicial review. Harvard University Press.) and Ronald Dworkin ([1978]. Taking rights seriously. Harvard University Press.), an attempt is made to integrate sociological and legal theories in explaining the historical antecedents of residential segregation in a democratic society. The basic questions posed are: What role has the legal system played in residential segregation in the United States? How can sociological and legal theories help illuminate the condition? Synthesizing sociological and legal theories that have complementary features may provide deeper insights into the complex nature of residential segregation in contemporary society.","PeriodicalId":46079,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Sociology-Revue Internationale de Sociologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Review of Sociology-Revue Internationale de Sociologie","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03906701.2020.1807247","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SOCIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Three sociological theories are presented (Labeling Theory, Marxist Theory, and Conflict Theory) as a means of contextualizing the effects of residential segregation. Borrowing from the works of two legal-constitutional scholars, John Hart Ely ([1980]. Democracy and distrust: A theory of judicial review. Harvard University Press.) and Ronald Dworkin ([1978]. Taking rights seriously. Harvard University Press.), an attempt is made to integrate sociological and legal theories in explaining the historical antecedents of residential segregation in a democratic society. The basic questions posed are: What role has the legal system played in residential segregation in the United States? How can sociological and legal theories help illuminate the condition? Synthesizing sociological and legal theories that have complementary features may provide deeper insights into the complex nature of residential segregation in contemporary society.
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International Review of Sociology is the oldest journal in the field of sociology, founded in 1893 by Ren Worms. Now the property of Rome University, its direction has been entrusted to the Faculty of Statistics. This choice is a deliberate one and falls into line with the traditional orientation of the journal as well as of the Institut International de Sociologie. The latter was the world"s first international academic organisation of sociology which started as an association of contributors to International Review of Sociology. Entrusting the journal to the Faculty of Statistics reinforces the view that sociology is not conceived apart from economics, history, demography, anthropology and social psychology.