Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Humans as ailing beings

2. Tracing ailment in social and care policies

3. Profit making and ailment: the marketisation and financialisation of care

4. Ailment in caring encounters and divisions of care labour

5. The politics of ailment

About the Author

Viva Collective is a collective of social policy researchers, sociologists and political theorists passionate about developing novel understandings of care and inequality. The collective was established in 2013 and is based in Finnish universities and research institutes.

Minna Zechner is Associate Professor at the University of Lapland.

Lena Nre is Associate Professor at the University of Helsinki.

Olli Karsio is a university instructor at Tampere University.

Antero Olakivi is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care.

Liina Sointu is a university lecturer at Tampere University.

Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania is a researcher at Age Institute.

Tiina Vaittinen is Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Health and Social Policy at Tampere University.

Reviews

"All humans care, yes, but all humans also ail, and this reality matters greatly. This innovative introduction of the concept of ailment is an indispensable addition to care studies." Joan C. Tronto, University of Minnesota
"This highly topical work offers innovative perspectives on old-age care and on the implications of thinking with ailment for social policies. A must-read for those interested in care." Hanne Marlene Dahl, Roskilde University