The concept of “structural injustice” has a long intellectual lineage, but Iris Marion Young popularised the term in her late work in the 2000s. Young’s theory tapped into the zeitgeist of the time, providing a credible way of thinking about transnational and domestic injustices, illuminating the importance of political, economic and social structures in generating injustice, theorising the role of individuals in perpetuating structural injustice, and the responsibility of everyone to try to correct it. Young’s theory has inspired secondary and novel research. In this paper, I outline the main topics in this recent literature: what structural injustice is, responsibility for structural injustice, acting on responsibility, avoiding responsibility, and historical injustice. I conclude by noting how the influence of structural injustice theory is spreading beyond the confines of political theory. Any field that is concerned with structural inequalities, disadvantage, or oppression, can utilize structural injustice theory.

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结构性不公

“结构性不公正”的概念有着悠久的知识渊源，但 Iris Marion Young 在她 2000 年代后期的作品中普及了这个词。杨的理论利用了当时的时代精神，提供了一种思考跨国和国内不公正的可信方式，阐明了政治、经济和社会结构在产生不公正中的重要性，将个人在使结构性不公正中的作用理论化，以及大家努力改正吧。杨的理论激发了二次和新颖的研究。在本文中，我概述了近期文献中的主要主题：什么是结构性不公正、结构性不公正的责任、履行责任、逃避责任和历史不公正。最后，我注意到结构性不公正理论的影响如何扩展到政治理论的范围之外。任何与结构性不平等、劣势或压迫有关的领域都可以利用结构性不公正理论。