Social justice in the context of conflict theory

Abstract

Conflict in the framework of conflictological theory is seen as a struggle for values and social status, power, material and spiritual benefits. In the case of an adequate solution to the conflict, the flexibility and stability of the social system to conflicts of this kind increases. At certain moments, the demand for justice becomes a mobilizing factor in the political struggle. It is known that social justice is the basic principle of a stable, peaceful life in a particular state and between countries. The foundations of social justice are addressed to overcoming the restrictions and barriers that exist between people of different age, religious and confessional, racial, ethnic, cultural and civilizational affiliation, in front of people because of their age, racial, ethnic, religious affiliation, culture, differences between people with disabilities opportunities and healthy individuals. Aristotle defined the existence of two forms of special (private) justice, and these forms are the fundamental constructive element of all subsequent theories: a) distributive justice; b) equalizing or retributive justice. These two forms are ways of distributing goods, statuses, values. The concept of social justice in historical terms is conceptualized as having inspired progressive forces to politically struggle for transformation in favor of a more justified distribution of income and closer equality of opportunity, on the contrary, reactionary forces turn to periods of their dominance and privilege as well-founded times of prosperity, having their own idea of justice.