Caring, Empathy, and the Commons: A Relational Theory of Collective Action

by Raul Lejano

People are not autonomous individuals but connected beings. Curae ergo sum - we care, therefore we are. Relationality - which refers to the ethic and manner by which relational considerations govern decisions and institutional arrangements can take advantage of the power of connection - uncovers how social connection, across divides, moves people to act for the other. Drawing from research on empathy, social networks, and determinants of pro-social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316518779
• ISBN13: 9781316518779
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"