The Politics of Vulnerable Groups: Implications for Philosophy, Law, and Political Theory (1st ed. 2022) (Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice)

Synopsis

This book describes and analyzes the conceptual ambiguity of vulnerability, in an effort to understand its particular applications for legal and political protection when relating to groups. Group vulnerability has become a common concept within legal and political scholarship but remains largely undertheorized as a phenomenon itself. At the same time, in academia and within legal circles, vulnerability is primarily understood as a phenomenon affecting individuals, and the attempts to identify vulnerable groups are discredited as essentialist and stereotypical. In contrast, this book demonstrates that a conception of group vulnerability is not only theoretically possible, but also politically and legally necessary. Two conceptions of group vulnerability are discussed: one focuses on systemic violence or oppression directed toward several individuals, while another requires a common positioning of individuals within a given context that conditions their agency, ability to cope with risks and uncertainties, and manage their consequences. By comparing these two definitions of group vulnerability and their implications, Macioce seeks a more precise delineation of the theoretical boundaries of the concept of group vulnerability.

Copyright:

2022

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783031075476

Related ISBNs:

9783031075469

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

08/30/22

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The Editor

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No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Reference, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Government

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