Steph Grohmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 77752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steph Grohmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steph |
| FAMILY NAME | Grohmann |
| SIGNATURE | GROHMANN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5640-1688 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Objects of virtue: ‘Moral Grandstanding’ and the Capitalization of Ethics Under Neoliberal Commodity Fetishism
This article critiques conspicuous displays of morality within public discourse, recently framed as ‘moral grandstanding’, from the perspective of an intersubjective Critical Realist theory of ethics. Drawing on Honneth’s recognition theory as the basis of a ‘qualified explanatory critique’, I argue that these practices are not mere aberrations within moral discourse, but a necessary consequence of the neoliberal imperative to turn all aspects of…
A market in morality: Why measuring ‘ethical capital’ is a zero-sum gam
Love is tricky to capture at this level’: Social care values, performance measurement, and the emergence of ‘ethical capital’
Professional ethics and values in social care have frequently been described as a site of active resistance against the incursion of neoliberal managerialism in social services. More recently, however, this view has been challenged by an emerging discourse that explicitly treats organisational values as measurable capital assets, exemplified in a growing literature around the concept of ‘ethical capital’. Drawing on data from an ethnographic stud…
Ethics and the spacetime discontinuum
Previous articleNext article FreeBook SymposiumEthics and the spacetime discontinuum Grohmann, Steph. 2020. The ethics of space: Homelessness and squatting in urban England. Chicago: Hau Books.Steph GrohmannSteph GrohmannUniversity of Edinburgh Search for more articles by this author Full TextPDF Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIt is a humbling and …
An Introduction to Seshat: Global History Databank
This article introduces the Seshat: Global History Databank, its potential, and its methodology. Seshat is a databank containing vast amounts of quantitative data buttressed by qualitative nuance for a large sample of historical and archaeological polities. The sample is global in scope and covers the period from the Neolithic Revolution to the Industrial Revolution. Seshat allows scholars to capture dynamic processes and to test theories about t…
Responsible Parasites: The Ethics of Small-scale Property Investment in the UK
In UK public discourse, landlords count among the most unpopular figures. Their assumed immorality is often summarized in the image of the “parasite”. This paper draws on original ethnographic data from online communities for small-scale property investors who are also landlords, in order to explore what ethical ideas landlords themselves embrace. I argue that in the context of UK “asset-based welfare”, particularly the connection between pension…
Critical Realism, Feminism, and Gender: A Reader
In assessing the current state of feminism and gender studies, whether on a theoretical or a practical level, it has become increasingly challenging to avoid the conclusion that these fields are in a state of disarray. Indeed, feminist and gender studies discussions are beset with persistent splits and disagreements. This reader suggests that returning to, and placing centre-stage, the role of philosophy, especially critical realist philosophy of…
Making space for free subjects: Squatting, resistance, and the possibility of ethics
Anthropologists working on ethics have emphasized the importance of freedom for the becoming of ethical subjects. While some have therefore aligned themselves with the later work of Foucault, his earlier work has been identified as part of a "science of unfreedom" antithetical to the study of ethics. In this article, I suggest that the "early Foucault" can nevertheless be relevant for the anthropology of ethics, specifically by looking at context…
Responsible Parasites: The Ethics of Small-scale Property Investment in the UK
In UK public discourse, landlords count among the most unpopular figures. Their assumed immorality is often summarized in the image of the “parasite”. This paper draws on original ethnographic data from online communities for small-scale property investors who are also landlords, in order to explore what ethical ideas landlords themselves embrace. I argue that in the context of UK “asset-based welfare”, particularly the connection between pension…
Critical Realism, Feminism, and Gender: A Reader
In assessing the current state of feminism and gender studies, whether on a theoretical or a practical level, it has become increasingly challenging to avoid the conclusion that these fields are in a state of disarray. Indeed, feminist and gender studies discussions are beset with persistent splits and disagreements. This reader suggests that returning to, and placing centre-stage, the role of philosophy, especially critical realist philosophy of…
Making space for free subjects: Squatting, resistance, and the possibility of ethics
Anthropologists working on ethics have emphasized the importance of freedom for the becoming of ethical subjects. While some have therefore aligned themselves with the later work of Foucault, his earlier work has been identified as part of a "science of unfreedom" antithetical to the study of ethics. In this article, I suggest that the "early Foucault" can nevertheless be relevant for the anthropology of ethics, specifically by looking at context…
Making space for free subjects: Squatting, resistance, and the possibility of ethics
Anthropologists working on ethics have emphasized the importance of freedom for the becoming of ethical subjects. While some have therefore aligned themselves with the later work of Foucault, his earlier work has been identified as part of a "science of unfreedom" antithetical to the study of ethics. In this article, I suggest that the "early Foucault" can nevertheless be relevant for the anthropology of ethics, specifically by looking at context…
An Introduction to Seshat: Global History Databank
This article introduces the Seshat: Global History Databank, its potential, and its methodology. Seshat is a databank containing vast amounts of quantitative data buttressed by qualitative nuance for a large sample of historical and archaeological polities. The sample is global in scope and covers the period from the Neolithic Revolution to the Industrial Revolution. Seshat allows scholars to capture dynamic processes and to test theories about t…
Responsible Parasites: The Ethics of Small-scale Property Investment in the UK
In UK public discourse, landlords count among the most unpopular figures. Their assumed immorality is often summarized in the image of the “parasite”. This paper draws on original ethnographic data from online communities for small-scale property investors who are also landlords, in order to explore what ethical ideas landlords themselves embrace. I argue that in the context of UK “asset-based welfare”, particularly the connection between pension…
Critical Realism, Feminism, and Gender: A Reader
In assessing the current state of feminism and gender studies, whether on a theoretical or a practical level, it has become increasingly challenging to avoid the conclusion that these fields are in a state of disarray. Indeed, feminist and gender studies discussions are beset with persistent splits and disagreements. This reader suggests that returning to, and placing centre-stage, the role of philosophy, especially critical realist philosophy of…
Ethics and the spacetime discontinuum
Previous articleNext article FreeBook SymposiumEthics and the spacetime discontinuum Grohmann, Steph. 2020. The ethics of space: Homelessness and squatting in urban England. Chicago: Hau Books.Steph GrohmannSteph GrohmannUniversity of Edinburgh Search for more articles by this author Full TextPDF Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIt is a humbling and …
A market in morality: Why measuring ‘ethical capital’ is a zero-sum gam
Love is tricky to capture at this level’: Social care values, performance measurement, and the emergence of ‘ethical capital’
Professional ethics and values in social care have frequently been described as a site of active resistance against the incursion of neoliberal managerialism in social services. More recently, however, this view has been challenged by an emerging discourse that explicitly treats organisational values as measurable capital assets, exemplified in a growing literature around the concept of ‘ethical capital’. Drawing on data from an ethnographic stud…
Objects of virtue: ‘Moral Grandstanding’ and the Capitalization of Ethics Under Neoliberal Commodity Fetishism
This article critiques conspicuous displays of morality within public discourse, recently framed as ‘moral grandstanding’, from the perspective of an intersubjective Critical Realist theory of ethics. Drawing on Honneth’s recognition theory as the basis of a ‘qualified explanatory critique’, I argue that these practices are not mere aberrations within moral discourse, but a necessary consequence of the neoliberal imperative to turn all aspects of…
Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Morality (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works)