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politics of recognition  

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  • The politics of recognition describes a politics that has arisen in recent years in which groups demand recognition for their identities. The identities at issue have been of many sorts, but include those associated with race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, sexuality, and disability. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Politics of Recognition]

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