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Moral Paradigms of Intergenerational Solidarity in the Coronavirus-Pandemic

  • Niklas Ellerich-Groppe EMAIL logo , Irmgard Steckdaub-Muller , Larissa Pfaller and Mark Schweda
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From the journal Analyse & Kritik Volume 46 Issue 1

Abstract

Solidarity between generations served as a prominent but controversially discussed normative reference point in public debates about the Coronavirus-pandemic. The aim of this contribution is the empirical reconstruction and ethical evaluation of prominent notions of intergenerational solidarity and their underlying assumptions in the public media discourse on the pandemic in Germany. After a brief introduction to the concept of intergenerational solidarity and the pertinent discourses during the pandemic, we present the results of a comprehensive qualitative content analysis of 149 articles from leading media in Germany. On this basis, we carve out three typical understandings of intergenerational solidarity: (a) communal care, (b) mutual support, and (c) responsible use of freedom. We discuss these understandings and the underlying ‘moral paradigms’ and evaluate their theoretical and practical implications from an ethical point of view, drawing conclusions for discourses on future societal crises.

Keywords: intergenerational relations; solidarity; generation; ethical analysis; media debate; public discourse
Corresponding author: Niklas Ellerich-Groppe, Department for Health Services Research, Division of Ethics in Medicine, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany, E-mail:

  1. Research funding: Research funded by Volkswagen Foundation – Project “The Public (Re-)Negotiation of Intergenerational Solidarity and Responsibility in the Corona-Pandemic – Media Discourse Analysis and Ethical Evaluation (PRISMAE)” Az.: 99 340.

Appendix

PRISMAE: Codebook for the ethical analysis

Last updated: 10.11.2021

Methodological remark: The ethical concepts brought to bear in the material are not necessarily articulated in moral-philosophical terminology and their conceptual implications cannot be identified without further interpretation. This codebook is intended to provide the basis for an initial overview of the material in which passages for more in-depth, nuanced ethical analyses can be filtered out.

The following applies to all codes: Initially, the texts are to be coded broadly, including sufficient context in order to facilitate working with the individual text passages in the detailed analysis. As a general rule, codes are applied to passages of at least one sentence. Furthermore, coding is conducted aspect by aspect. This means that a new code is assigned for each additional aspect. The respective coded aspect is noted in a memo. Working hypotheses for initial interpretations are also noted in memos.

Code Remarks Subcode (if applicable) Remarks
Speaker position Text passages that provide information about the respective position of the speaker are coded this way.
Solidarity Any text passage in which a reference to solidarity is made is coded this way. The concept should be understood broadly here, as outlined by Ellerich-Groppe, Schweda, and Pfaller 2020; Ellerich-Groppe, Pfaller and Schweda 2021.

(Keywords include, e. g., community, sense of community, belonging, connection, standing up for each other, connectedness)		 Soli-subject

Soli-object

Soli-contribution

Soli-identification
Responsibility Any text passage in which the responsibilities of different persons or groups are addressed is coded this way. The concept should be understood broadly here, as outlined by Ellerich-Groppe, Schweda, and Pfaller 2020; Ellerich-Groppe, Pfaller and Schweda 2021. (Keywords include, e. g., need to, could, should, may, guilt)
Relation(ship) of actors Any text passage in which the relation between different people or groups of people is addressed is coded this way. Duty/obligation A duty or obligation is discussed.
Dependency The degree of dependency between one or more individuals/groups is described. This includes different degrees of dependency (dependence, interdependence, independence).
Reciprocity The relationship between one or more individuals/groups is described as reciprocal or non-reciprocal.
Symmetry Text passages in which the symmetry or asymmetry of a relation is discussed are coded this way.
Moral concepts Any text passages that refer to further moral concepts are coded this way (especially if they represent values and norms that could represent the normative goal of solidarity or that may provide the basis for responsibility). (cf. also the relational model in Ellerich-Groppe, Schweda, and Pfaller 2020; Ellerich-Groppe, Pfaller and Schweda 2021) Freedom

Care

In contrast to the code ‘Well-being’ as the aim of an action/the content of a responsibility, this code refers to the corresponding attitude of actors.
Justice/fairness
Well-being/welfare In contrast to the code ‘Care’ as the attitude of actors, this code refers to the corresponding aim of an action/content of a responsibility.
Sustainability
(Ideas of a) Good Life
Fundamental rights/rights
Dignity
Moral paradigms Any text passage pointing to moral paradigms is coded this way. Such passages provide the starting point for subsequent detailed analyses and are ideally annotated during the coding process with a memo explaining why they were coded accordingly. e. g., charity, social contract, etc.
Time Any text passages revealing different temporal frames of reference are coded this way. (Keywords: too early, too late, in time)

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Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Do Socially Constructed Norms have Moral Force? Précis to a Symposium
  3. Moralism and Realism in Theorizing Social Norms
  4. Two Types of Social Norms
  5. Political Obligations and Respect for Social Norms
  6. Must I Honor Your Convictions? On Laura Valentini’s Agency-Respect View
  7. Social Norms and Obligation: Rescuing the Joint Commitment Account
  8. General Part
  9. Moral Paradigms of Intergenerational Solidarity in the Coronavirus-Pandemic
  10. The Weight of History After October 7 and the Gaza War: Shaping a New Future
  11. Germany, Israel’s Security, and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism: Shadows from the Past and Current Tensions
  12. Kantian Rights and the Zionist Settlement in Palestine
  13. War and Self-Defense: Some Reflections on the War on Gaza
  14. Discussion
  15. What is Classical Realism?
  16. Do We Learn Anything from Kirshner?
  17. Classical Realism is not ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’
https://doi.org/10.1515/auk-2024-2010
Keywords for this article
intergenerational relations; solidarity; generation; ethical analysis; media debate; public discourse

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Do Socially Constructed Norms have Moral Force? Précis to a Symposium
  3. Moralism and Realism in Theorizing Social Norms
  4. Two Types of Social Norms
  5. Political Obligations and Respect for Social Norms
  6. Must I Honor Your Convictions? On Laura Valentini’s Agency-Respect View
  7. Social Norms and Obligation: Rescuing the Joint Commitment Account
  8. General Part
  9. Moral Paradigms of Intergenerational Solidarity in the Coronavirus-Pandemic
  10. The Weight of History After October 7 and the Gaza War: Shaping a New Future
  11. Germany, Israel’s Security, and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism: Shadows from the Past and Current Tensions
  12. Kantian Rights and the Zionist Settlement in Palestine
  13. War and Self-Defense: Some Reflections on the War on Gaza
  14. Discussion
  15. What is Classical Realism?
  16. Do We Learn Anything from Kirshner?
  17. Classical Realism is not ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’
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