Misrecognition is a cultural and institutional injustice rooted in representation and communication.
Evidence
In the social and cultural realm, the key to understanding recognitional injustice lies in understanding the social norms, language, and mores that mediate our relation between those who are denigrated and so less well-off in the scheme of justice. The argument is that misor malrecognition is a cultural and institutional form of injustice. This type of cultural injustice is ‘rooted in patterns of representation, interpretation, and communication’ (Fraser 1998: 7). In confronting the injustices of cultural domination, nonrecognition, and lack of respect, various movements focus on remedies based in cultural, symbolic, and, ultimately, institutional change. The point is to examine the range of social and cultural values and practices that impede the full recognition of a group as an accepted member of the moral and political community. There are both sociocultural and political elements to this type of recognition. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 67
Categorization
- DEFINE: Sharp definition of recognitional injustice as cultural/institutional rooted in patterns of representation — pairs with the earlier misrecognition-due-to-misdistribution claims.
- XREF: connects to: Fraser reframes misrecognition as institutional status subordination rather than psychological harm — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 76; Misdistribution stems from prior failures of social and cultural recognition. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 61; Group misrecognition produces distributive injustice through social structures and institutions. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 64 (+10 more)
Broader Connections
- Misrecognition constitutes oppression by imprisoning people in distorted identities
#expands(0.88) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 69 - Environmental justice movement misrecognition operates at both personal and community levels.
#expands(0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 227 - Misrecognition by others can genuinely damage a group’s identity.
#corroborates(0.85) - Misrecognition of minority identities inflicts real damage on those so mirrored.
#corroborates(0.85) - Misrecognition creates structural obstacles that block political participation
#expands(0.82) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 239 - Recognition-based justice inherently demands structural and institutional critique, not merely internal self-realization
#expands(0.80) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 80 - Racist misrecognition is introjected so deeply it makes the subject Other to itself
#corroborates(0.80) - A principled multiculturalism must address both inequality and misrecognition simultaneously
#expands(0.78) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 366 - Demands for authentic participation arise from disenfranchisement and misrecognition experience.
#exemplifies(0.78) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 278 - Misrecognition of identities drives environmental justice groups to demand recognition.
#exemplifies(0.75) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 226