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Most crucially, Winnicott, according to Kellond, emphasized care and holding - or holding-care - as the fundamental human experience, which we all must have to survive childhood and thrive in adulthood. The body of research on the social and political implications of Donald Winnicott's psychoanalytic theory has been growing steadily in recent years. Kellond shows how Winnicott's psychoanalytical theory can be worked into an expanded ethics of care and a far-reaching political vision inspired by feminist research and critical studies. [Extracted from the article]