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New vulnerabilitiesVulnerable beings, violated lives
Western industrial culture has accomplished major achievements in recent centuries, such as finding the cure to many once-fatal diseases or the sharp rise in life...
New vulnerabilitiesWhen origin identifies you
Place of birth and social origin are the two variables that most determine the opportunities for young people in Catalonia. Today, Catalan society is a multicultural...
New vulnerabilitiesBetween political exclusion and populist mobilisation
In the post-crisis years, the obscene concentration of wealth has given rise to increasingly serious cases of exclusion and social vulnerability. This situation...
New vulnerabilitiesThe precariousness of the privileged
They are privileged, but they live in precarious circumstances. They are those who do not have job security or economic stability, and rely on their vocation when...
New vulnerabilitiesNew vulnerabilities
We come from a time when we plausibly thought that, with preparation and effort, we could aspire to welfare without any upheaval. The 2008 crisis showed us that...
Lessons from the crisisSocial innovation: different responses from organized citizens
In the face of the post-crisis neoliberal siren calls, crying out for individual responsibility, civil society has organized itself to provide a collective response...
Lessons from the crisisDisparity drives us further apart: psychological effects of economic inequality
Economic inequality is conducive to individualism. Living in unequal societies makes us more concerned about our social position; the greater the difference, the...
Lessons from the crisisInequality in the age of disconnection
The economic crisis has widened the gaps (labour, generation, gender and fiscal) that contribute to exacerbating inequality. If societies continue to increase these...
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