Group misrecognition produces distributive injustice through social structures and institutions.

Evidence

Young asks not only what distribution looks like, but also—crucially— what determines poor distributions. Part of the problem of injustice, and part of the reason for unjust distribution, is a lack of recognition of group difference. Distributional injustice, she argues, comes directly out of social structures, cultural beliefs, and institutional contexts. If distributional differences are constituted, in part, by social, cultural, economic, and political processes, any examination of justice needs to include discussions of the structures, practices, rules, norms, language, and symbols that mediate social relations (1990: 22). … The central question regarding distributional justice is not, in the first instance, ‘what is the best model for distribution’, but instead ‘how does the current maldistribution get produced?’ — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 64

Categorization

• DEFINE: Lays down Young’s causal logic: misrecognition of group difference precedes and produces maldistribution.
• XREF: Causal claim connecting recognition failure to distributional outcomes — reusable analytic move across Eco-Justice and Soundscape readings. — connects to: Justice requires addressing recognition and distribution as distinct yet linked injustices. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 65; Misdistribution stems from prior failures of social and cultural recognition. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 61; Misrecognition is a cultural and institutional injustice rooted in representation and communication. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 67 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Misrecognition is a cultural and institutional injustice rooted in representation and communication. #expands (0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 67
• Misrecognition creates structural obstacles that block political participation #exemplifies (0.82) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 239
• Misrecognition of identities drives environmental justice groups to demand recognition. #exemplifies (0.80) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 226
• Misrecognition constitutes oppression by imprisoning people in distorted identities #expands (0.75) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 69