In this paper, we respond to the call by Brockner and Bobocel for leveraging justice research to address critical social issues. Pulling from research within the areas of policy studies and liberal philosophy, we make three major arguments: a) Critical social issues are “wicked problems,” which combine high decision stakes, high diversity of actors, and high uncertainty, and therefore require the simultaneous and coordinated expertise of multiple disciplines for effective intervention; b) to tackle more far-reaching issues such as these requires a broadening of what is considered “just;” and c) those working within the policy realm are aware of and actively applying many of the justice principles outlined by Brockner and Bobocel. We conclude by converting Brockner and Bobocel's evidence-based insights (along with our extensions) into a consultative framework with which policy makers can audit their progress, decisions, and actions. We argue that it is through this sort of application of justice principles that uncertainty can be managed, durable agreements can be reached, and positive social change can be achieved.

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正义理论作为决策咨询的框架

在本文中，我们响应布罗克纳和博博塞尔的呼吁，利用司法研究来解决关键的社会问题。根据政策研究和自由主义哲学领域的研究，我们提出三个主要论点：a）关键的社会问题是“棘手的问题”，它结合了高决策风险、高多样性的行为者和高不确定性，因此需要同时协调多学科的专业知识以进行有效干预；b) 为了解决诸如此类影响更深远的问题，需要扩大“公正”的范围；c) 政策领域的工作人员了解并积极应用布罗克纳和博博塞尔概述的许多正义原则。最后，我们将布罗克纳和博博塞尔的基于证据的见解（以及我们的扩展）转化为一个咨询框架，政策制定者可以利用该框架审核他们的进展、决策和行动。我们认为，通过这种正义原则的应用，可以管理不确定性，达成持久协议，并实现积极的社会变革。