Participatory justice links individual empowerment to collective achievement rather than liberal individualism

Evidence

Interestingly, while we do not see in many definitions of environmental justice the emphasis on liberal individualism that is at the heart of many theories of liberal justice, the focus on procedure illustrates the importance and resonance of those theories and their focus on impartiality and just procedures to adjudicate among different substantive goals and conceptions of life. Yet, again, as with both equity and recognition, the issues involved in participatory justice need to be understood and addressed at both the individual and community level. The relationship between individual experience and community achievement is crucial to the practice of participation as an element of environmental justice, and empowerment is the key here. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 254

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that procedural justice in EJ is not liberal-individualist procedure but an individual-community relay where empowerment bridges the two levels.
• XREF: connects to: Community partnerships in research shift participation beyond informed consent into shared knowledge creation — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 253; Justice theory must extend capabilities to groups, not just individuals — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 160; Collective action rather than individual effort defines justice. (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Collective action rather than individual effort defines justice. #corroborates (0.90)
• Global EJ movements frame collectives rather than individuals as justice subjects #corroborates (0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 296
• Collective association multiplies individual power to achieve radical change #corroborates (0.82)
• The autonomous-citizen ideal renders group-based injustice and reparations invisible #qualifies (0.80) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 381
• Participation and collective decision-making neutralize rather than redistribute subordinate power #contradicts (0.80) — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 800
• Justice perceptions act differently depending on which layer of self-identity is engaged #qualifies (0.80) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2356
• Justice comprises interlinked distribution, recognition, participation, and capability #expands (0.78) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 53
• Justice is trivalent because participation depends on both distribution and recognition #expands (0.75) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 120