EJ recognition demands are inseparable from participation and self-determination

Evidence

So, in addition to equity, the environmental justice movement focuses on individual and community recognition; the point is to gain recognition for oneself, for one’s own community, and for the movement as a whole. The self-respect and autonomy demanded by individuals and communities fighting for environmental justice includes gaining recognition from others, and mutual respect for various communities, identities, and cultures. Importantly, however, such recognition is also clearly tied to participation and self-determination. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 237

Categorization

• DEFINE: The core three-part typology in one paragraph — distribution (equity), recognition, and the participation link. This is the reusable analytic vocabulary for the whole polyad.
• XREF: Directly the reader’s stated purpose: the distributive/procedural/recognition typology to test against every other course reading. — connects to: Misrecognition of identities drives environmental justice groups to demand recognition. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 226; EJ activism shifts from facility opposition to contesting decision-making legitimacy; Recognition and participation demands usually coexist with, not replace, equity claims in movements — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 166 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Demands for authentic participation arise from disenfranchisement and misrecognition experience. #corroborates (0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 278
• EJ discourse simultaneously spans distribution, recognition, participation, and capability. #expands (0.82) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 270
• EJ groups succeed by building power outside formal decision-making structures #qualifies (0.72)