Alex Dupuy’s scientific contributions

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Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the "Postsocialist" Condition
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November 1997

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Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

Alex Dupuy

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Nancy Fraser

Refuting the argument to choose between "the politics of recognition" and the "politics of redistribution," Justice Interruptus integrates the best aspects of both. ********************************************************* ** What does it mean to think critically about politics at a time when inequality is increasing worldwide, when struggles for the recognition of difference are eclipsing struggles for social equality, and when we lack any credible vision of an alternative to the present order? Philosopher Nancy Fraser claims that the key is to overcome the false oppositions of "postsocialist" commonsense. Refuting the view that we must choose between "the politics of recognition" and the "politics of redistribution," Fraser argues for an integrative approach that encompasses the best aspects of both.

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... The Privileged Poor succeed not because the system adapts to them but because they have already adapted to the system. As Fraser (1997) argues, this is a hallmark of capitalist logic: institutions appear neutral while reproducing privilege under the guise of fairness. ...

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Beyond Access: A Structural Review of the Book the Privileged Poor and the Logic of Inequality
Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the "Postsocialist" Condition
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  • November 1997

Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews