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The city of careFrom the superblock to the Vila Veïna: towards a social city model

The Vila Veïna municipal initiative was created with a view to building environments where care takes place as part of a community, rather than individually. Vila Veïna acts as a step...

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The city of careReproductive revolution and care crisis

The evolution of the population in the next 15 years is marked by what is called ageing of ageing, which predicts a significant increase in people aged over 100 and a gradual...

Il·lustració. © Margarita Castaño
The city of careReflections on Care and Social Justice

Care is a relational practice that involves those who give it and those who receive it and includes both the right to be cared for and the right to care. As work on the ethics of care...

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The city of careThe ethics of care

Everyone has the right to be cared for and everyone has a duty to care. Care has become a basic need that must be covered not just by the family, but also by public policies. The Covid-...

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The city of careCare and the post-pandemic economy

The two latest crises of capitalism – that of 2008 and the Covid-19 crisis – have highlighted the importance of care and the urgent need to transform the economic system so that not all...

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New spiritualtiesThe mystical-esoteric nebula: between neoliberalism and self-help culture

Popular culture is overflowing with discourses with religious undercurrents, such as mindfulness or new-age products, which promise to make us more productive, healthier and happier....

Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesHow spirituality became intertwined with health

While medieval theologies considered body torture as an optimal means for spiritual growth, today contemporary spirituality has progressively incorporated values such as health, well-...

Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesWhen a person is at the end of the world, do they disappear?

Beyond the current trend of spirituality, profound issues need to be present in the education of the new generations. The key to spirituality in schools is enabling each child to develop...

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