Vulnerability Reloaded! Did We Take the Wrong Turn?

In this world café workshop, we invite participants to reflect on the concept of vulnerability, which is central to our theorizing on trust. In doing so, we take Hannah Arendt's (1998) vita activa as a baseline to re-open a critical reflection on, for instance, our ability to be willing to be vulnerable given that vulnerability is tied to and deeply rooted in our humanness. In this proposal, we raise questions worthwhile reflecting on to advance our common understanding vulnerability in trust research, which is widely addressed, yet seldomly qualified in greater detail.