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In this chapter, I argue that a rooted notion of imagining identities gives the illusion of security while strengthening the foundations of polarization in society. As opposed to rooted positioning, I will discuss routed positioning which reconnects individuals to society. The routes towards the future involve continuous negotiations of sameness and difference. The two ideals of social justice proposed by Iris Young are crucial to consider: the rights of self-determination and self-development. The first ideal concerns the opportunities of citizens to gain equal access to societal resources. The second concerns the freedom of a person to pursue life in his/her own way. This chapter discusses diverse conditions, such as epoché and alterity, along with reasonableness and open-mindedness as necessary conditions for new routes to challenge the existing rooted notion of a citizen’s belonging.
Parts of this chapter are based on the alternative lecture to the annual royal speech, in Dutch in 2012: http://www.nieuwwij.nl/opinie/verslag-alternatieve-troonrede-halleh-ghorashi/
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Ghorashi, H. (2014). Routed Connections in Late Modern Times. In: Vieten, U.M. (eds) Revisiting Iris Marion Young on Normalisation, Inclusion and Democracy. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137440976_4
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