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In defense of vulnerability.
1Hobart, TAS Australia School of Social Sciences, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania.
Subjectivity
|January 23, 2023
Summary
This study re-evaluates vulnerability in social justice policy, proposing an emboldened concept. It highlights vulnerability
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Policy Studies
- Child Welfare
Background:
- Critiques the 'vulnerability turn' in child and youth policy, noting its tendency towards individualized suffering and responsibility.
- Identifies a gap in conceptualizing vulnerability as a valuable tool for advancing social justice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To rethink and advance an emboldened account of vulnerability.
- To explore the ethical and practical value of vulnerability as an immediate openness to wounding.
- To critically examine who counts as vulnerable and the complexities of defining vulnerability.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical exploration critiquing existing policy approaches to vulnerability.
- Utilizes reflections from unique Australian research on unaccompanied homeless children.
Main Results:
- Suggests vulnerability, understood as an urgent openness to wounding, holds ethical and practical value.
- Highlights the ongoing struggle to justly define vulnerability and identify vulnerable populations.
Conclusions:
- Advocates for vulnerability as a potentially radical tool for research and welfare policy.
- Emphasizes its capacity to address the lived complexity of systemic and personal adversity.
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