Covid-19 and Mutual Aid: prefigurative approaches to caring?
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Covid-19, Mutual aid, CaringAbstract
The growth of mutual aid has been amongst the more positive outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic. So much for the neoliberal view of humans as rational individuals, focused on the pursuit of their own self-interests, whatever the needs of others. The phenomenal growth of mutual aid initiatives has not been confined to Britain either. On the contrary, in fact. Tens of thousands of mutual aid networks and projects have emerged throughout the world. Whilst recognising and warmly celebrating their achievements, this article sets these within the framework of wider debates about civil society and the future of the Welfare State, within the context of increasing marketisation.
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14-Jan-2023
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“Covid-19 and Mutual Aid: prefigurative approaches to caring?” (2023) Concept: The Journal of Contemporary Community Education Practice Theory, 13(3), pp. 1–9. Available at: https://concept.lib.ed.ac.uk/Concept/article/view/7949 (Accessed: 22 June 2025).