Donald Winnicott and the Politics of Care

"Donald Winnicott and the Politics of Care" is an insightful non-fiction book that explores the ideas of psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott in the context of contemporary debates about care. It positions Winnicott within a broad spectrum of disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, sociology, critical theory, and feminist theory. The book analyzes the impact of Winnicott's thinking on the understanding and transformation of the relationship between care and society. Notably, it highlights Winnicott's unique emphasis on care in the development of subjectivity. In a time when care is in crisis, the book raises the question of how the conditions for the development of caring subjectivities can be theorized and whether there is a connection between these conditions and social progress. It is aimed at readers in the fields of psychosocial studies, politics, and anyone interested in the relationship between care and social transformation.