The Social Reproduction Theory Lab is a collective space for research, debate and public resources on the people, practices and infrastructures that make life possible.
Social reproduction refers to the ongoing processes through which people, communities and societies are sustained, renewed and made possible.
It encompasses the everyday and generational labour, care, infrastructures and institutions that reproduce life, from households and communities to health, education, housing, food, energy and the natural environment.
We approach social reproduction as a critical lens for understanding capitalism, social inequality and the possibilities for more just and sustainable futures.
Themes
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Selected theme
Care is central to social reproduction: the paid and unpaid work through which people are sustained across the life course. We examine who performs care, how it is valued and organised, and how care systems distribute time, resources and power.
People
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Networks & collaborations
The Lab works across universities, research centres, movements, journals and public institutions. These collaborations connect theoretical work to empirical research, political debate and public resources across different contexts.
Why this Lab now?
Care is being privatised, public infrastructures are under strain, inequalities are deepening and ecological crisis is transforming the conditions under which life is sustained. The Lab exists to make these processes visible, to connect critical theory with evidence and debate, and to develop resources for imagining more just and liveable futures.
Biography
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