On Vulnerability maps out an array of perspectives for critically examining the nature of
vulnerability, its unequal patterning across different social groups, alongside the everyday …

At the same time as failures to adequately protect 'the most vulnerable'seem to have become
a pervasive feature of the political landscape, policies which seek to address vulnerability …

Vulnerability is an essential but also an intriguing ambiguous part of the human condition.
This book con-ceptualizes vulnerability to be a fundamental threat and deficit and at the …

Interest in the study of vulnerability has experienced impressive growth across various
disciplines. To contribute to this major but scattered development in the study of …

The terms 'vulnerable'and 'vulnerability'are used more and more frequently in the areas of
both social science research into and prevention of HIV/AIDS, but certain difficulties arise …

I am grateful to the Department of Sociology, University of Leicester, which generously
supported in my research project and allowed me to take a study leave during which I was …

This paper raises several concerns about vulnerability as an alternative language to
conceptualize injustice and politicize its attendant injuries. First, the project of resignifying …

In this chapter we rethink vulnerability as a concept for nursing. Vulnerability implies being at
risk for change, change that is usually considered negative and driven by threat or …

Vulnerability is not only a shared basic condition, but also a condition of potential. In the
context of disasters and crises, the concept of vulnerability is frequently used to portray …

This publication is the first SOURCE dedicated to examining the state of research and
emerging perspectives on social vulnerability. The volume is part of a larger effort by the …