Problems in Political Theory: State to Republic

Statehood proper requires citizens to know how roughly they stand relative to authorities and other citizens. But what is needed if the state is to be a just republic? First, demands of civic or democratic justice on the standing citizens ought to have vis-à-vis the authorities under decision-maker law; second, demands of social justice on the standing they ought vis-à-vis one another under decision-taker law. On the first count, we explore issues in constitutional and democratic theory; on the second, questions related to distributive justice in general and some particular areas like labor justice and criminal justice.