Twenty years of care ethics, legacies, controversies and democratic horizons. Twenty years after the French publication of Le sourci des autres, this seminar revisits the intellectual trajectories, political translation and theoretical innovations that have shaped the field of care ethics over the past two decades. Continue reading Care and Democracy Seminar Series 2026
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Through the Eye of the Needle. Next steps for care ethics
Between 2014 and 2020, care ethicist Frans Vosman († 2020) wrote several articles in which he explained the need for next steps within care ethics. Some of these were mentioned in our introduction to his article Taking Refuge in the Arts (Vosman, 2016). We now add another article.
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Care and the State: Call for papers
If you are interested in Care and the State, or perhaps even what a caring state means, consider joining the open panel ‘Caring States’ at the International Political Science Association meeting at Luiss Guido Carli in Rome, Italy, from 24-28 July 2027. Continue reading Care and the State: Call for papers
Reflecting on care practices
Eveline Bolt and Brecht Molenaar, much appreciated editors from the very beginning, have stepped down from the editorial board. Continue reading Reflecting on care practices
Being vulnerable is what we all share
Dutch journalist and writer Stevo Akkerman recently interviewed member of the Ethics of Care webteam and care ethicist Jeannet van de Kamp for the national Dutch newspaper Trouw about her PhD thesis Disguised Suffering.
The caption of the article reads “We have to face the reality that being vulnerable is our common ground.” Akkerman puts the focus in his article on only a small portion of the encompassing dissertation of Van de Kamp, e.g. her description of a contemporary hospital.
As even there human suffering is being disguised in manifold ways, this fact by itself illustrates in her opinion a wider phenomenon in our Western society. Continue reading Being vulnerable is what we all share
Relational Caring and Presence Theory
The newly published book Relational Caring and Presence Theory in Health Care and Social Work: A Care-Ethical Perspective addresses a deep and globally felt dissatisfaction, among citizens in general but also among professionals. Continue reading Relational Caring and Presence Theory