Tiina Vaittinen

Choreographies of Resistance examines bodies and their capacity for obstructive and resistant action in places and spaces where we do not expect to see it. Drawing on empirical research that considers cases on asylum seekers, beggars, undocumented migrants and migrant nurses, the book attests to the scope and diversity of corporeal resistance in the realm of politics. It is shown that bodies that are not assumed to have political agency can obstruct and resist the smooth functioning of disciplinary practices that nowadays form the core of migration policies. It is argued that the body is more than a mere target of politics. In so doing, the book contributes to the study of the political significance of movement, mobility and the nonverbal. The body opens up a space of political resistance and action. The resistant body poses a challenge that is both praxical and philosophical: it ultimately invites us to reconsider the meanings and content of political space, community and belonging..

Deficiencies in old age care are some of the most pressing human rights concerns in mature welfare states. This book radically challenges the ethics of viewing care as a tradeable commodity and introduces a novel framework for understanding and analysing social care through the concept of ailment. Providing examples from the British and Finnish welfare states, it demonstrates how ailment shapes societies from the micro to the macro level. Addressing the marketisation and financialisation of care, the authors bring to light increasing inequalities in care. This book argues that ailment is part of human life and society, and therefore the politics of care should begin with a politics of ailment.

Choreographies of Resistance examines bodies and their capacity for obstructive and resistant action in places and spaces where we do not expect to see it. Drawing on empirical research that considers cases on asylum seekers, beggars, undocumented migrants and migrant nurses, the book attests to the scope and diversity of corporeal resistance in the realm of politics. It is shown that bodies that are not assumed to have political agency can obstruct and resist the smooth functioning of disciplinary practices that nowadays form the core of migration policies. It is argued that the body is more than a mere target of politics. In so doing, the book contributes to the study of the political significance of movement, mobility and the nonverbal. The body opens up a space of political resistance and action. The resistant body poses a challenge that is both praxical and philosophical: it ultimately invites us to reconsider the meanings and content of political space, community and belonging..

Vaiva ja vanhuus ovat ihmisille yhteisiä kokemuksia, ja niihin vastaaminen koskettaa kaikkia yhteiskuntia. Hoivan järjestämiseen ei kuitenkaan löydy yhtä oikeaa tietä, vaan se rakentuu poliittisen kamppailun lopputuloksena. Meneillään olevassa hoiva-alan murroksessa markkinaehtoisuus on kasvanut ja julkisia palveluja on järjestetty uudelleen. Ongelmana on, ettei erilaisten ratkaisujen seurauksista ole useinkaan saatavilla tarpeeksi tietoa. Hoivan arvoiset nostaa esille hoivapolitiikan vaiettuja tai väisteltyjä totuuksia. Se puntaroi niin väestön ikääntymisestä seuraavan hoivakriisin taloudellisia vaikutuksia kuin hoivan laatua ja eettisiä ulottuvuuksiakin. Vaivoja ja hoivapolitiikkaa havainnollistetaan kuvitteellisten henkilöiden tarinoiden avulla. Niissä seurataan kunnallispoliitikko Kirstiä ja hänen perhettään, johon kuuluvat mies Pentti, juuri isäksi tullut poika Mika sekä muistisairas äiti Kielo. Kielon arkeen kuuluvat myös filippiiniläishoitaja Marie sekä kotipalvelutyöntekijä Alli.