The Political Economy of Care: Sustaining Households, Communities, and Environments

3 credits · School of Public Policy

This seminar explores the ways that ideas about political economy have informed the value that societies place on various forms of care, including for non-human environments, for social and cultural practices that connect societies, and for members of those societies who are unable to care for themselves. It is connected to an ongoing working-papers seminar that forms part of the Revaluing Care in the Global Economy research project. This seminar is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates and can serve as a capstone for History majors.