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The second obstacle concerns the way in which the social justice and environmental justice agendas have been politicized. Until recently, the former was problematized, politically, in terms of relational injustice: impoverishment (cost of living concerns), inequality, and exclusion. The latter has been approached by social movements as a matter of systemic injustice. Opposition took place against the pursuit of profit and the production–consumption nexus, for which capitalism has relied on rampant extraction of natural resources. Politically, such concerns long remained framed as “lifestyle issues,” while social justice was presented as a more urgent “bread-and-butter” issue. That is why it has been difficult to forge a broad coalition in support of fighting poverty and inequality, on the one hand, and saving the environment, on the other: with limited national budgets, electorates prioritized the bread-and-butter concerns over those of lifestyle.
Capitalism on Edge
Albena Azmanova;
Depending on how and why (and by whom) it is convened, this sort of consultation may be vitiated by conflicts of interest, the absence of key participants, the power of influential consultants, or other biases.
Sense and Solidarity
Jean Drèze
To have a child is to begin a relationship that you cannot sever. It is supposed to be unconditional, which is perhaps what most troubles us about __selective abortion—it’s an admission that the relationship can in fact be conditional.__
The Last Children of Down Syndrome
theatlantic.com
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