Occupational Justice

Occupational justice is a term that has made its way onto the conceptual scene in occupational therapy and occupational science over the last two decades (Durocher, Gibson, & Rappolt, 2014; Durocher, Rappolt, & Gibson, 2014; Stadnyk, Townsend, & Wilcock, 2010; Townsend & Wilcock, 2004a, 2004b; Whiteford & Townsend, 2011; Wilcock, 2006; Wilcock & Hocking, 2015; Wilcock & Townsend, 2000). As a relatively new construct, debates are ongoing about its theoretical underpinnings, conceptualizations, definitions, and its relationship to related constructs such as social justice, human rights, and political practice. The articles in this special issue reveal the theoretical “fruitfulness” (Kuhn, 1977) of the construct of occupational justice for illuminating justice issues from an occupational perspective.