Misrecognition of identities drives environmental justice groups to demand recognition.

Evidence

As such, their identities are misrecognized, malrecognized, devalued, and/or ignored. Movement groups have turned to demands for recognition as a key component of the justice of environmental justice. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 226

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Environmental justice movement misrecognition operates at both personal and community levels. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 227; EJ recognition demands are inseparable from participation and self-determination — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 237; Environmental review documents omit or erase the communities they harm — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 1071 (+13 more)

Broader Connections

• Global environmental justice movements target misrecognition, exclusion, and incapacity alongside inequity #corroborates (0.92) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 298
• Environmental justice comprises recognition and participation as well as distribution #corroborates (0.88) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 12
• Collective identity and dignified recognition define social movements like environmental justice #corroborates (0.86) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 229
• Environmental justice groups organize already-existing communities that insist on recognition #expands (0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 230
• Misrecognition and political exclusion structurally block poor communities’ participation in environmental decisions #expands (0.84) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 248