Normative Analysis – RWP Review Practice Exam.

Normative Analysis – RWP Review
Practice Exam.

normative analysis - CORRECT ANSWER how the world should be

- e.g: should labour cut winter fuel payments?



what makes RWP unreasonable? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. unreasonable attitudes

2. unreasonable policy proposals

3. undermining liberal democracy in the name of liberal democracy.



1. unreasonable attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER - accept that certain groups are unable to become fully
cooperating members of society

- RWP deny political equality on basis of group membership

- Rawls: political equality stems from the view that we are/ can be fully cooperating members of society

- RWP is unreasonable in the Rawlsian sense.



2. unreasonable policy proposals - CORRECT ANSWER - unreasonable attitudes = unreasonable policy
proposals

- unreasonable -> clash with equal provision of basic rights and opportunities

- e.g: 2009 Swiss Ban on constructing minarets: violating freedom of religion



3. undermining liberal democracy in the name of liberal democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - RWP are not
like neo-Nazi who proudly embrace racist views and attack liberal institutions

- Instead RWP do not regard themselves as enemies of liberalism.

- claim they are guardians of liberal values against the threat posed by 'others' who are seen as unfit
citizens of liberal democracy

- Marine Le Pen invoked French liberal values in her attacks against Muslims.