Recognition justice and distributional equity are not antithetical despite left academic complaints

Evidence

In addition, some on the academic left have lamented the move toward justice as recognition, especially as it has been developed in the ‘identity politics’ of social movements or the post-material critiques of the ‘cultural’ left. The whole point of Fraser’s forays into the examination of these various justice claims is to show that they are not antithetical. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 103

Categorization

  • XREF: Anti-‘identity politics’ skepticism still common — connects to the reader’s broader point that EJ and recognition politics are falsely opposed. — connects to: Justice requires both redistribution and recognition because collectivities are bivalent — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 104; Recognition must be taken seriously alongside redistribution in any contemporary justice theory — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 79; Justice theory extends beyond distribution to recognition, capability, and participation — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 33 (+5 more)

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