Envisaging a new politics for an ethical future: Beyond trust, care and generosity - Towards an ethic of 'social flesh'

Feminist Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-298

  Beasley, Chris ^a   Bacchi, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care; Community; Embodiment; Ethics; Global; Neo liberalism; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049027107     PISSN: 14647001     EISSN: 17412773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464700107082366     Document Type: Article

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