Recognition is the public acknowledgment of a person's social status or merits (achievements, virtues, service, etc.).
Another example is when some person is accorded some special status, such as title or classification.
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In politics
According to philosopher Charles Taylor, recognition of one's identity is both a fundamental need and a right, and non- or misrecognition is a form of oppression.
In psychology
In the workplace, recognition has been suggested to increase employee engagement, continuous improvement behaviour, trust in the organization, intention to stay, and satisfaction with management. Others, like Alfie Kohn in Punished by Rewards, point out the dangers of using praise to show recognition, since it may induce compliance in the short-term, but negatively impact quality in the workplace long-term.
In psychology, excessively seeking for recognition is regarded as one of the defining traits of a narcissistic personality disorder.