Justice as Redistribution, Recognition and Representation: Nancy Fraser´s Reconciliations

Abstract

If we are asking about the development of the critical Theory, and also about the conceptual (and actual) frames to our society, it is always necessary to keep in mind Nancy Fraser´s Theory. This paper is a description but also an explanation of Fraser´s thinking, taking two of her main books to describe its´ development: Redistribution or recognition? and Scales of justice. Therefore, this essay is focused on important concepts to (re)elaborate a critical Theory capable of the understanding of the actual claims and demands of social movements, as well as remarking the injustice and her possible reparation, without missing the factual connection between her the theory and our Society.