Open AccessThe Neglected Nexus between Conviviality and Inequality
Author(s) -
S. Costa
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.46877/costa.2019.17
Subject(s) - nexus (standard) , inequality , reciprocal , interdependence , constitution , power (physics) , sociology , epistemology , positive economics , political science , social science , computer science , economics , law , philosophy , mathematics , linguistics , physics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics , embedded system
Starting from a detailed review of recent publications oriented by the concept of conviviality and etymologically related expressions (convivialisme, Konvivenz, Konvivialität), the article explores a common analytical deficit in these different contributions: the disregard of the reciprocal constitution of conviviality and inequality. To overcome this deficiency, the essay develops an analytical framework, according to which inequalities – defined along four complementary and interdependent axes (material, power, environmental and epistemological asymmetries) – are always signified, reproduced, and negotiated within convivial interactions.