Original
Putting Democratic Theory and Principles of Justice in the Right Place: Ethical Pluralism in Collaborative and Participatory Governance
Abstract
ABSTRACT Participatory and collaborative governance (P&CG) is widely celebrated as an institutional vehicle for democratizing public decision‐making by inviting affected stakeholders into inclusive and deliberative policy processes. This essay argues that underlying appeals to democratic legitimacy in P&CG are tacit commitments to specific (and often ideologically bounded) conceptions of justice. Democracy, far from being normatively univocal, encompasses competing justice principles that yield divergent and sometimes incompatible design imperatives. In response, this essay calls for a shift from vague democratic invocations to a more precise theorization of justice as the operative normative currency in P&CG. To this end, the essay outlines an analytical framework that maps three core dimensions of governance design (input, process, and output) onto corresponding domains of justice: representational, procedural, and distributive. Systematically unpacking the plural and conflicting ethical principles within each domain shows how different principles of justice produce distinct governance dilemmas and trade‐offs.
中文
将民主理论与正义原则置于恰当位置：协同与参与式治理中的伦理多元主义
摘要
摘要：参与式和协同式治理（P&CG）被广泛赞誉为一种制度化工具，通过邀请受影响的利益相关者进入包容性和审议性的政策过程，使公共决策民主化。本文认为，P&CG中对民主合法性的潜在诉求，实际上是对特定（且往往受意识形态限定的）正义观念的默示承诺。民主远非在规范上单义，它包含相互竞争的正义原则，这些原则会产生分歧甚至有时互不相容的设计要求。作为回应，本文呼吁从模糊的民主援引转向对正义作为P&CG中操作性规范货币的更精确理论化。为此，本文勾勒出一个分析框架，将治理设计的三个核心维度（输入、过程与输出）映射到相应的正义领域：代表性正义、程序正义与分配正义。系统性地揭示每个领域内多元且相互冲突的伦理原则，表明不同的正义原则如何产生不同的治理困境与权衡。
关键词
参与式治理、协同治理、民主理论、正义原则、伦理多元主义、治理设计、民主合法性、分配正义