1. Introduction

It is all about relationships

Ratio
Ratio
Jul 25, 2017 · 2 min read

A new thread begins this week on The R Word. The potential of what might be called relational social policy is clear from the volume of readers engaging with the previous conversation on shame, pity and guilt in public policy.

But none of this is new. People have been writing about the utility of relationships for as long as people have been writing. Relationships are, after all, intrinsic to the human condition. In the next few weeks, Rebeca Sandu explores the research literature drawing out what she sees as the primary themes, and setting out ways in which it has helped her think differently about the way public systems and civil society can respond to people facing challenging times.

People have been writing about the utility of relationships for as long as people have been writing.

Her work is funded by Lankelly Chase, a foundation based in the U.K. working to change the systems that perpetuate severe social disadvantage, often shown in multiples of homelessness, addiction, social exclusion and isolation. Rebeca’s work is weighted towards helping those experiencing and responding to these difficulties.

This is a different kind of conversation than the previous thread. Rebeca’s contributions represent work in progress. She has invited some of her collaborators to mark up and track changes in her work, helping her and the Lankelly Chase Foundation to produce a publication that will speak to those building the foundations of relational social policy.

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It starts on Thursday with Aristotle. Where else?

Rebeca Sandu is a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge.

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The R Word is a conversation bringing together policy wonks, scientists, practitioners, philosophers, philanthropists, innovators, people facing down disadvantage, and others who will engage in a series of discussions about relational social policy.

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The R Word

The R Word is a conversation bringing together policy wonks, scientists, practitioners, philosophers, philanthropists, innovators, people facing down disadvantage, and others who will engage in a series of discussions about relational social policy.

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