Justice theory extends beyond distribution to recognition, capability, and participation

Evidence

The problem that I see is not that distributive theories of justice cannot be applied to environmental justice. Rather, the issue is that justice theory has developed a number of additional ways of understanding the processes of justice and injustice—and these developments have rarely appeared in the literature on the environmental justice movement. Authors such as Iris Young, Nancy Fraser, and Axel Honneth argue that while justice must be concerned with classic issues of distribution, it must also address the processes that construct maldistribution; they focus on individual and social recognition as key elements of attaining justice. Central here is not only the psychological component of recognition, but also the status of those less well-off in distributional schemes. In addition, Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum have developed a theory of justice that focuses on the capacities necessary for individuals to fully function in their chosen lives. The focus is not just on the distribution of goods, but also more particularly on how those goods are transformed into the flourishing of individuals and communities. The approach gives ethical significance to this functioning and flourishing, and finds harm— injustice in fact—in the limiting of them. … In addition, contemporary theories of justice also often have a component of procedural or participatory justice. For Fraser, participation is the third leg of a triad that also includes distribution and recognition; for both Sen and Nussbaum, participation is a key political capability, necessary for individuals to ensure functioning. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 33

Categorization

• DEFINE: Lays out the three-part typology beyond distribution — recognition, capabilities/functioning, and procedural participation — naming the theorists who carry each strand.
• XREF: This is exactly the analytic vocabulary the reader wants to reuse: it slots directly against Young’s and Fraser’s recognition/participation work already in the batch and against Soundscape’s distributive-blindness in noise regulation. — connects to: Movement definitions of justice often extend past distributive accounts — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 10; Justice comprises interlinked distribution, recognition, participation, and capability — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 53; Distributive-only justice theory fails to address recognition and capability concerns — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 415 (+12 more)
• QUESTION: Worth chasing how capabilities theory differs operationally from recognition — Schlosberg bundles both as ‘broader than distribution’ but they are distinct strands.
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Justice comprises interlinked distribution, recognition, participation, and capability #corroborates (0.95) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 53
• Distributive-only justice theory fails to address recognition and capability concerns #corroborates (0.90) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 415