This chapter considers a politics of care, firstly via a discussion of care ethics and
conceptualisations of care in broad terms, before moving on to consider care and …

This chapter considers the city as a crucible of resistance and change in the context of a
worldwide care deficit, growing dilemmas in care work and global austerity. The chapter …

Marian Barnes reports on how a feminist ethic of care, which is a different approach to
morality than the dominant theories, has had a significant influence on social policy and …

What kinds of care are being offered or withdrawn by the welfare state? What does this
mean for the caring practices and interventions of local activists? Shedding new light on …

Research on care increasingly emphasises the “care‐less” or “uncaring” nature of state‐
coordinated interventions imposed on marginalised communities. However, these …

Both in the UK and elsewhere across Europe, the past ten years have seen profound cuts to
welfare state services and expenditure in the name of 'austerity'. Much research has …

In this chapter I explore experiences of local activism among diverse women, with a focus on
care, the lifecourse and the self, as part of the patternings of the politics of everyday life I am …

It has become commonplace to say that there is a crisis in adult social care in the United
Kingdom. This comment reflects on empirical and conceptual work on care, and feminist …

Getting by in times of austerity often requires intricate tapestries of care, carefully woven
fabrics of familial and extra-familial relationships, or what I describe as 'everyday social …

In everyday life we often find ourselves having to make ethical decisions in conditions which
are so unethical and unfair as to compromise our efforts. Where there are structural sources …