Recognition justice extends beyond state remedies into social and cultural realms
Evidence
In addition, while theories of distributive justice focus on the state as a neutral arbiter, a state cannot allocate recognition as it does other goods. Recognition cannot simply be distributed as, say, education or housing assistance. A state may set an example of recognizing a socially demeaned group and validate difference in the political realm (through voting, or marriage rights, for example), but recognition must happen as much in the social, cultural, and symbolic realms as in the institutional. The state may implement afο¬rmative action, but social recognition for communities currently misrecognized and politically excluded is a broader issue. In other words, the concept of justice as recognition moves beyond a focus on the state alone for remedies, and brings justice theory squarely into the political space beyond the state. β David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 96
Categorization
- XREF: Suggests why purely legislative/regulatory fixes (e.g., EJ laws, noise ordinances) cannot deliver recognition justice β incomplete remedy locus. β connects to: Recognition cannot be distributed like goods because extending it costs nothing β David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:β¦, 95; Recognition-based justice inherently demands structural and institutional critique, not merely internal self-realization β David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:β¦, 80; Citizenship depends on community recognition, not just legal status
- SEED: Angle: state-issued rights (same-sex marriage, voting) as necessary but insufficient for recognition β where does the social realm still fail EJ communities?
Broader Connections
- Recognition-based justice inherently demands structural and institutional critique, not merely internal self-realization
#expands(0.85) β David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 80 - Citizenship depends on community recognition, not just legal status
#exemplifies(0.80)