The Politics of Misrecognition (Rethinking Political and International Theory) - Hardcover

Yar, Majid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409401693 ISBN 13: 9781409401698

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409401693
• ISBN 13: 9781409401698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Thompson Simon