Troubling polarization and, in the worst case, escalating political and ideological contradictions are of all times, but which dynamics are at stake in the current late modern era with its diversity of manifestations of power? Taking this matter into account, our critical care-ethical perspective on a seemingly polarized world addresses in this context questions concerning the human emotional dimension, (societal) relationships, institutional aspects and implicit as well as explicit power plays. Member of our board of editors, Silke Jacobi wrote the following article about polarization. Continue reading Political polarization in (late) modern times
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Clean up time! Redesigning Care after Corona
A Position Paper on the Care Crisis from Austria, Germany and Switzerland by the Initiative Group Care.Macht.Mehr Continue reading Clean up time! Redesigning Care after Corona
Repost – We should be looking for fellow travelers
Present times, worrisome as they are, require the critical ethics of care to be put in the spotlight. Next to current articles, the editors plan to every now and then repost earlier articles to clarify this specific way of care-ethical thinking. We start with a post written in 2017 by care ethicist Frans Vosman († 2020). Vosman, founder of this website, introduced himself in this article by presenting his thoughts about care ethics and by pointing out where further thinking is required.
Continue reading Repost – We should be looking for fellow travelers
Religion and Care
Dutch journalist, columnist and writer Stevo Akkerman reassesses religiously motivated care practices in a neighbourhood where the poor live. In the postscript Brecht Molenaar provides some background information to his blog. Continue reading Religion and Care
Social inclusion or cohesion, an atonal perspective
In the video-interview, which is embedded in this article, we gladly introduce Sabrina Keinemans and her take on the specific relationship between her research- and educational activities and the politico-ethical aspects of the Social Work practice.
Keinemans is a Dutch lecturer in the field of social integration and chair of the Ethical Committee on Research at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences in Sittard (NL). Focussing on social inclusion, she is especially interested in the opportunities and limitations of social workers to contribute to the politico-ethical aspects of social work practice. Continue reading Social inclusion or cohesion, an atonal perspective
An Unexpected Party
The 20th H e n r i N o u w e n Lecture: Care as essential human condition by Stephan Posner, December 1st, 2018, Utrecht (see the flyer), was preceded by an introduction by Barbara Zwaan. Continue reading An Unexpected Party