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Vulnerability and the Politics of Care : Transdisciplinary Dialogues / edited by Victoria Browne, Jason Danely, and Doerthe Rosenow.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Proceedings of the British Academy Series:Themed Volumes of Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Proceedings of the British Academy Series:Themed Volumes of Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences ; Volume 235
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic resource (288 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : The British Academy, [2021]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Vulnerability is a fundamental aspect of existence, giving rise to the need for care in various forms. Yet we are not all vulnerable in the same way, and not all vulnerabilities are equally recognised or cared for. This transdisciplinary volume considers how vulnerability and care are shaped by relations of power within contemporary contexts of war, development, environmental degradation, sexual violence, aging populations and economic precarity. It proposes that care for vulnerable populations or individuals is inseparable from other political processes of recognition, welfare, healthcare and security, whilst also exploring vulnerability as a shared, generative condition that makes caring possible. Ethnographic and narrative accounts of vulnerable life and caring relations in various geographical regions - including Japan, Uganda, Micronesia, Iraq, Mexico, the UK and the US - are interspersed with perspectives from philosophy, International Relations, social and cultural theory, and more, resulting in a compelling series of intellectual exchanges, creative frictions and provocative insights.
- Notes:
- Only Chapter 11 "Watchful Waiting" is available through this Open Access website
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Current Copyright Fee: GBP5.00 0.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-80596-064-4
- 1-80596-036-9
- 0-19-193816-5
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