#structural injustice

[brehatano]

Once you have eyes to see structural and systemic injustice, you can’t stop seeing it everywhere.

Lecrae

[athousandgateaux]

structural injustice…is distinct from at least two other forms of harm or wrong, namely, that which comes about through individual interaction, and that which is attributable to the specific actions and policies of states or other powerful institutions.

Iris Marion-Young, Responsibility for Justice pg. 45

[athousandgateaux]

Depending on the issue, the structural processes that tend to produce injustice for many people do not necessarily refer to a small set of institutions, and they do not exclude everyday habits and chosen actions. Social structures are not a part of the society; instead they involve, or become visible in, a certain way of looking at the whole society, one that sees patterns in relations among people and the positions they occupy relative to one another.

Iris Marion-Young, Responsibility for Justice pg. 70

[athousandgateaux]

Structural injustice… is the outcome, often unintended, of a multitude of routine and deliberate actions within institutions. Though many people contribute to producing and reproducing structures that cause injustice, and often many people are privileged in these structures, it is usually not possible to isolate the particular contributions of particular agents. Responsibility in relation to structural injustice derives, then, from being positioned in the structures in relation to others and acting within these positions. This responsibility is general and shared rather than particular and individualized, as in the liability model. When we judge that injustice exists, we thereby also judge that action should be taken against it. Responsibility from social connection says that those who act within unjust structures have a responsibility to try to make them more just.

Iris Marion-Young, Responsibility for Justice pg. 180