The theory-practice nexus of care ethics and global development
A case study from India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12893199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bindu Madhok (Albion College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-31 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9626 • E-ISSN: 1744-9634 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449626.2019.1582552 |
| OpenAlex | W2940462342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
In this paper, I explore new perspectives that an ethics of care approach brings to our understanding of, and responses to, poverty and development. Building on the works of care-ethics scholars such as Virginia Held and Fiona Robinson, I argue that an ethics of care approach provides a unique theory-practice nexus that offers alternative concrete ways to tackle human poverty that lends itself to both local and cross-border applications. In addition to providing crucial insights into women’s struggles in varied contexts, such an approach also uses the lens of care to re-envision human securities and vulnerabilities, thereby deserving of greater attention by scholars, practitioners, and institutions in search of effective ethical models of global development. I provide a case-study of Karma Kutir, a women’s development organization based in the city of Kolkata, India, to shed light on context-specific care-centered development practices aimed at alleviating poverty. I show how such practices are highly effective and provide concrete evidence of the value of an ethics of care approach to poverty and women’s development
Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Ethics of care · Geography · Karma · Nexus (standard · Political science · Poverty · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Engineering · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |