The new Prince Claus Chair holder, Dr Khayaat Fakier puts care at the centre of equity and development debates
- Professor
- Date
- Tuesday 24 May 2022, 16:00 - 17:00
- Type
- Inaugural lecture
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula and via livestream
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
As holder of the Prince Claus Chair, Dr Fakier will examine the issue of care in relation to equity and development policies. The two-year research project will examine how to build an ethics of care not only for people, but also for the environment. The aim of the research will be to see in what ways care work is ‘the alternative’ value to growth.
Watch the inaugural lecture live
Care work as the ‘the alternative’ value to growth
Working in collaboration with Dutch and international networks her research will seek to define how we can build equitable economies where care work and care-ful relationships with society and nature are central to social and cultural life.
The analysis will specifically take into account local communities’ responses to the pandemic.
- More information
The Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development was established by Utrecht University and the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2003, and rotates annually between the two institutions.
The aim of the chair is to boost the career of outstanding young researchers from developing countries and to stimulate knowledge sharing. The universities wish to use the chair to advance research and education in the field of equity and development in accordance with the views and insights of Prince Claus.
- Related links
- Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity
