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Session Submission Type: Invited Session
This plenary session tackles questions related to distribution and recognition in the context of growing inequality. As a famous debate between political philosopher Nancy Fraser and Axel Honneth acknowledges, there have often been tensions between the ‘class politics’ associated with the distribution of resources and the ‘identity politics’ associated with recognition. Under some circumstances, access to resources (distribution) may be contingent on recognition (of groups as full members of the community); in other cases, the salience of group identity may diminish commitments to redistribution. Speakers will revisit this debate by reflecting on how progressive neo-liberalism connects with populism to reconfigure distribution and recognition. Two economists will also discuss the negative impact of growing inequality on the well-being of specific groups as well as collective well-being. This session is supported by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).
From Progressive Neoliberalism to Reactionary Populism? Redistribution, Recognition and the Crisis of Hegemony - Nancy Fraser, The New School
Why Rising Inequality Also Harms the Wealthy - Robert H. Frank, Cornell University
How Inequality Weakens our Economy and Divides our Society - Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University