The ethics of care : a feminist approach to human security / Fiona Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Fiona, 1965-

Series:

Global ethics and politics.

Global ethics and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caring--Moral and ethical aspects.

Caring.

Feminist ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Feminist approach to human security

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Ethics of Care, Fiona Robinson demonstrates how the responsibilities of sustaining life are central to the struggle for basic human security. She takes a unique approach, using a feminist lens to challenge gender biases in rights-based, individualist approaches.Robinson's thorough and impassioned consideration of care in both ethical and practical terms provides a starting point for understanding and addressing the material, emotional and psychological conditions that create insecurity for people. The Ethics of Careexamines "care ethics" and "security" at the th

Contents:

Introduction

The ethics of care and global politics

Rethinking human security

'Women's work' : the global care and sex economies

Humanitarian intervention and global security governance

Peacebuilding and paternalism : reading care through postcolonialism

Health and human security : gender, care and HIV/AIDS

Gender, care, and the ethics of environmental security

Conclusion. Security through care.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613244642

9781283244640

1283244640

9781439900673

1439900671

OCLC:

753704321