Justice comprises interlinked distribution, recognition, participation, and capability

Evidence

That recognition is an element of justice should be uncontroversial; that it has been so neglected should be admitted and addressed. One simple claim of this book is that justice, in political practice, is articulated and understood as a balance of numerous interlinked elements of distribution, recognition, participation, and capability. While later chapters explore this empirical reality in some detail, the premise here is, unfortunately, that the academic study of justice is not quite so balanced. The point, however, is not to dismiss distribution, or to call for a move beyond distribution; it is simply to put it in its place alongside other components of a comprehensive understanding of justice. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 53

Categorization

  • DEFINE: The central four-part typology this reader needs to extract and apply — well integrated already as trivalent (distribution/recognition/participation) plus capability, directly usable across Eco-Justice, Legal Systems, and Soundscape readings.
  • ADDENDUM: Directly feeds the Soundscape thread: which kind of justice does noise regulation actually deliver, or fail to deliver? Distribution alone cannot capture recognition or participation failures.
  • recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
  • XREF: connects to: The same justice framework can bridge human and nonhuman realms — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 13; Movement definitions of justice often extend past distributive accounts — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 10; Justice theory extends beyond distribution to recognition, capability, and participation — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 33 (+18 more)

Broader Connections