Political normativity and the functional autonomy of politics

• Published in: European journal of political theory Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 627 - 649
• Main Author: Burelli, Carlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2022; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Army; Biology; Equality; Function; Morality; Norms; Political institutions; Politics; Social groups; Values; politics; political normativity; functions; political realism; political values; moralism; Functionalism

This article argues for a new interpretation of the realist claim that politics is autonomous from morality and involves specific political values. First, this article defends an original normative source: functional normativity. Second, it advocates a substantive functional standard: political inst...