The Political Dimension of Care. An Interview with Joan Tronto
by Brunella Casalini and Lucia Re
pp. 184-200 Issue 16 (8,2) – July-December 2021 ISSN (online): 2539/2239 ISSN (print): 2389-8232 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14718/SoftPower.2021.8.2.10
Abstract
The introduction and the related interview with Joan Tronto aim at exploring the intellectual influence of her thought. Tronto’s seminal work on a critical theory of care has extended the debate on care beyond the boundaries of ethics, and placed it at the center of political, legal and social discussion. Both the introduction and the interview explore why care is today not only an academic issue but also a political and a practical one. The language of care provides a framework for those who try to build a different, more just and ecological politics after COVID-19, especially for social movements such as Black Lives Matter that look forward to a healing form of justice.