Caring, Empathy, and the Commons: A Relational Theory of Collective Action

Raul P. Lejano

doi:10.1017/9781009003353

People are not autonomous individuals but connected beings. Curae ergo sum – we care, therefore we are. Relationality – which refers to the ethic and manner by which relational considerations govern decisions and institutional arrangements can take advantage of the power of connection – uncovers how social connection, across divides, moves people to act for the other. Drawing from research on empathy, social networks, and determinants of pro-social behavior, Caring, Empathy, and the Commons builds on Ostrom's Governing the Commons. It offers a different mechanism by which collective action is induced, arguing that, sometimes, the individual thinks not in terms of individual gain but in terms of the other. Developing this concept of relationality, this book explores various strands of literature and examines how this idea might be used to foster collective action around climate, species protection, fair trade, and other dilemmas of the commons.

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Caring, Empathy, and the Commons
pp i-ii

Caring, Empathy, and the Commons - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-viii

Tables
pp ix-x

Preface and Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-21

2 - Constructing a Relational Theory of Collective Action
pp 22-38

3 - Further Justifications of the Relational Theory
pp 39-52

4 - Connectedness and Pro-Social/Pro-Environmental Behavior
pp 53-71

5 - Illustrations
pp 72-92

6 - Institutional Considerations
pp 93-108

7 - Prospects of Relationality
pp 109-134

References
pp 135-162

Index
pp 163-165

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