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Abstract
This article claims that the protection of children’s capability for play is a central social-political goal. It provides the following three-premise argument in defense of this claim: (i) we have strong and wide-ranging normative reasons to be concerned with clusters of social deficiency; (ii) particular fertile functionings play a key role for tackling clusters of social deficiency; and finally (iii) the capability for childhood play is a crucial, ontogenetic prerequisite for the development of those particular fertile functionings. Thus, in so far as we consider it a central political goal to tackle social deficiency, we should be concerned with protection of childhood play capability. This conclusion raises new insights on the importance – for global development policy as well as for welfare states’ aim to secure social justice – of protecting children’s capability to engage in playful activities.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Politics, Philosophy & Economics |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 427-446 |
ISSN | 1470-594X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1. Nov 2018 |
Keywords
- capability
- childhood
- play
- social inequality
- social policy
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Sufficiency and Capability: On the ideal of distributive justice
Nielsen, L. (Head coordinator)
02/02/2015 → 13/05/2020
Project: Research
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VVS: Værdier, velfærd og sundhedskommunikation
Klausen, S. H. (Head coordinator), Nielsen, L. (CoI), Cenci, A. (CoI), Christensen, A.-M. S. (CoI), Christiansen, R. (CoI), Grund, C. M. (CoI), Emiliussen, J. (CoI), Engelsen, S. (CoI), Wolsing, P. (CoI) & Nielsen, T. H. (Project participant)
03/09/2018 → …
Project: Research