Teisingumasframe

Teisingumasframe is a theoretical construct used in sociology, political science, and rhetoric studies. It denotes a framing device that foregrounds justice as the normative lens through which events, policies, and institutions are interpreted. In discourse analysis, teisingumasframe helps researchers trace how claims about fairness, rights, and legitimacy shape public argument and decision-making.

The term combines teisingumas, Lithuanian for justice, with the English word frame. Its exact origin is debated, but it has appeared in cross-disciplinary discussions since the early 21st century, especially in analyses of policy debates and algorithmic governance.

Core components include normative principles such as fairness and dignity, procedural fairness (due process, equal participation), and distributive outcomes. A teisingumasframe also emphasizes accountability, transparency, and recognition of marginalized groups, guiding the selection of evidence, definitions of problems, and proposed remedies.

In practice, researchers use teisingumasframe to examine how fairness concerns are invoked in legal discourse, media coverage, and public policy. It also serves as a heuristic for evaluating AI ethics and algorithmic decision-making, by asking whether processes meet ethical and legal standards of justice.

Critiques note that teisingumasframe is culturally situational and may reflect particular normative commitments. It can obscure power relations or oversimplify trade-offs, and its universality is contested. Analysts caution against using the frame as a neutral seal without examining underlying interests.