Vulnerability Theory
Understanding Vulnerability Theory
Definitions
The approach taken in developing this theory employs the term vulnerability as a “term of art.”
Vulnerability
Vulnerability is a universal aspect of the human condition, arising from our embodiment and our location within society and its institutions. On the individual level, vulnerability refers to the ever-present possibility of harm, injury, or biological impairment or limitation. As human creations, institutions also are vulnerable to capture, cooptation, and corruption.[1]
Resilience
Resilience is a highly relational concept, emphasizing the importance of understanding individuals within institutions and in interaction with each other.
The State
A governing body. The manifestation of public authority and the ultimate legitimate repository of coercive power. Most readily visible through "branches" of government and in realms referred to as "public". The state also becomes manifest through complex institutional arrangements creating legal entities that operate in traditionally "private" realms. These include the family, domestic arrangements, and the workplace.
Equality
Legal equality in the United States tends to focus on formal and procedural processes, and not on more substantive or outcome-sensitive measures of equality. Many programs focus on target groups, rather than provide universal benefits.
Prospects of Applying Vulnerability Theory
The Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative at Emory University fosters interdisciplinary scholarship, research, and teaching that encourages inquiry into embodied and embedded vulnerability, resilience, and the role of the responsive state.
What Vulnerability is NOT
Related
Feminism and Legal Theory Project
Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative
References
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