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Subsidiarity in Action
25th April 2024: 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm BST
Small communities and associations have a political component. Not only do they offer an opportunity for political participation at a small scale, but they also relate politically to other communities. I explore the politics among communities by looking at three different places where people with and without disabilities live together in intentional community—Geel, Belgium; L’Arche; and Camphill. I find that these grassroots communities are nested in a complicated relationship to both the society around them and the local and national governments that fund and support them—relationships of support, oversight, and regulation. By looking at subsidiarity in action, we get a picture of subsidiarity as more overlapping interwoven than some abstract theories of subsidiarity admit. I bring these sociological insights into conversation with canonical political thinkers including Althusius and Tocqueville.
In-person workshop led by Lorraine Krall McCrary in the Aula, Blackfrairs Hall.
To register your interest, please email lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
Venue: Blackfriars Hall -
St Giles
Oxford,
OX1 3LY
United Kingdom
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Contact:
Las Casas Institute
lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk