The Fifth Wave Institute

Reimagining the left through vulnerability and care

Towards "molecular visions of our political models"

Mar 31 • Mélina Magdelénat and Constant

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Can tech truly work for care?

A third way between luddites and techno-solutionists hinges on a key value: humility

Mar 25 • Zoë Clark

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Building feminist solidarity around care, with Palestinian researcher and activist Sarah Kaddoura

“We have an opportunity to connect more meaningfully than we ever have”

Mar 5 • Mélina Magdelénat

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How we learn to care

February newsletter

Mar 1 • Mélina Magdelénat

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February 2026

Care, autonomy, punitivism and blame in the French carceral system

A conversation with prison psychologist Claire Favre

Feb 6 • Mélina Magdelénat

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January 2026

Building care that works for more people

January 2026 newsletter

Jan 28 • Mélina Magdelénat

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Why I left midwifery

And how I have found another way to be ‘with woman’

Jan 14 • Mélina Magdelénat and Rebecca Mack ☕

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The community model transforming social protection in Cambodia

It really does take a village to protect a child

Jan 8 • Bethany Hansel

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December 2025

Are today’s dads feminist?

And if not, what’s stopping them? | Interview with sociologists Marine Quennehen and Myriam Chatot.

Dec 18, 2025 • Mélina Magdelénat

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"Without alterity, there can be no relationship"

An interview with philosopher Christine Leroy

Dec 10, 2025 • Mélina Magdelénat

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Latin America’s care revolution

Countries across the region are betting big on building a ‘care society’

Dec 3, 2025 • Mélina Magdelénat

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November 2025

How Nepal made mothers the backbone of its health system

An interview with Prof. Dr. Rita Thapa

Nov 19, 2025 • Mélina Magdelénat

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