The Politics of Misrecognition

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Dr Simon Thompson, Professor Majid Yar
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., Apr 28, 2013 - Social Science - 188 pages

The past several decades have seen the emergence of a vigorous ongoing debate about the 'politics of recognition'. The initial impetus was provided by the reflections of Charles Taylor and others about the rights to cultural recognition of historically marginalized groups in Western societies. Since then, the parameters of the debate have considerably broadened. However, while debates about the politics of recognition have yielded significant theoretical insights into recognition, its logical and necessary counterpart, misrecognition, has been relatively neglected.

'The Politics of Misrecognition' is the most meticulous reflection to date on the importance of misrecognition for the understandings of our political and personal experience. A team of leading experts from a range of disciplines, including philosophy, political theory, sociology, psychoanalysis, history, moral economy and criminology present different theoretical frameworks in which the politics of misrecognition may be understood. They apply these frameworks to a wide variety of contexts, including those of class identity, disability, slavery, criminal victimization and domestic abuse.

In this way, the book provides an essential resource for anyone interested in the dynamics of misrecognition and their implications for the development of political and social theory.

 

Contents

Misrecognition and Ambivalence
17
What Changes When
33
Slavery
67
The Unequal Division of Labour
87
Disability and Misrecognition
105
On Love Damaged
125
A Case Study
145
Conclusion
169
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About the author (2013)

Simon Thompson, University of the West of England, UK and Majid Yar, University of Hull, UK

Simon Thompson, Majid Yar, Paul Hoggett, Estelle Ferrarese, Nasar Meer, Laura Brace, Andrew Sayer, Gideon Calder, Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Politics of Misrecognition
Rethinking Political and International Theory
EditorsDr Simon Thompson, Professor Majid Yar
ContributorsDr Keith Breen, Dr Dan Bulley, Dr Susan McManus
PublisherAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2013
ISBN1409476448, 9781409476443
Length188 pages
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