Broekstra, Reinder

Kato, Kazuto

Kogetsu, Atsushi

Maeckelberghe, Els

English

The concept of solidarity recently (re)emerged as “new kid on the block” in bioethics. The question is how this concept can be understood in a global perspective as it is intended to be a moral basis for medical research systems, donation systems, and learning health systems. This necessitates an intercultural analysis of the concept of solidarity. To this end, we explored the common ground between understandings in Western Europe and East Asia.We started our ethical inquiry with an examination of the Dutch concept of solidariteit and the Japanese concept of kizuna. Subsequently, we disentangled these understandings and confronted them with each other, particularly on reciprocity as key aspect of solidarity. Lastly, we explored how these insights would impact the biomedical practice of (non)participation in solidarity-based systems.Our analyses revealed that the understandings of solidarity found common ground in the similarity or spiritual bond in a relevant context with other human beings in participation as well as non-participation in these systems. Although most aspects of solidarity were similar, we found differences with respect to the principle of reciprocity. While the concept of kizuna focused commitments on the level of the collective, solidariteit would take into account mainly commitments on the personal level.It is important to acknowledge these differences in reciprocity on a collective and individual level while striving for “health for all in an unequal world” in order to prevent derogation of diversity in the name of equality.<br/

Proceedings - University of Groningen

   University of GroningenAn analysis of the concept of solidarity from a Dutch and Japanese perspectivesBroekstra, Reinder; Maeckelberghe, Els; Kato, Kazuto; Kogetsu, AtsushiIMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite fromit. Please check the document version below.Document VersionPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordPublication date:2018Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research databaseCitation for published version (APA):Broekstra, R., Maeckelberghe, E., Kato, K., & Kogetsu, A. (2018). An analysis of the concept of solidarityfrom a Dutch and Japanese perspectives: solidariteit and kizuna. 142. Abstract from 14th World Congressof Bioethics, Bangalore, India.CopyrightOther than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of theauthor(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons).The publication may also be distributed here under the terms of Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act, indicated by the “Taverne” license.More information can be found on the University of Groningen website: https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/self-archiving-pure/taverne-amendment.Take-down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediatelyand investigate your claim.Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons thenumber of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum.Download date: 03-06-2022  An analysis of the concept of solidarity from a Dutch and Japanese perspectives: solidariteit and kizuna R Broekstra* (r.broekstra@umcg.nl, PhD candidate, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen), dr. ELM Maeckelberghe (e.l.m.maeckelberghe@umcg.nl, senior lecturer, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen), dr. JL Aris-Meijer (j.l.aris@umcg.nl, post doctoral researcher, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen), Prof. dr. S Otten (s.otten@rug.nl, Professor of Intergroup Relations and Social Integration, University of Groningen), Prof. dr. RP Stolk (r.p.stolk@umcg.nl, Professor Clinical Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen). A Kogetsu (a.kogetsu@imed3.med.osaka-u.ac.jp, PhD candidate, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan), Prof. dr. K Kato (kato@eth.med.osaka-u.ac.jp, Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan) * University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. r.broekstra@umcg.nl, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen (house postal code: FA40)   Abstract The concept of solidarity recently (re)emerged as “new kid on the block” in bioethics. The question is how this concept can be understood in a global perspective as it is intended to be a moral basis for medical research systems, donation systems, and learning health systems. This necessitates an intercultural analysis of the concept of solidarity. To this end, we explored the common ground between understandings in Western Europe and East Asia. We started our ethical inquiry with an examination of the Dutch concept of solidariteit and the Japanese concept of kizuna. Subsequently, we disentangled these understandings and confronted them with each other, particularly on reciprocity as key aspect of solidarity. Lastly, we explored how these insights would impact the biomedical practice of (non)participation in solidarity-based systems. Our analyses revealed that the understandings of solidarity found common ground in the similarity or spiritual bond in a relevant context with other human beings in participation as well as non-participation in these systems. Although most aspects of solidarity were similar,   we found differences with respect to the principle of reciprocity. While the concept of kizuna focused commitments on the level of the collective, solidariteit would take into account mainly commitments on the personal level. It is important to acknowledge these differences in reciprocity on a collective and individual level while striving for “health for all in an unequal world” in order to prevent derogation of diversity in the name of equality. 

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