Risk and Citizenship: Key Issues in Welfare
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Author Description
Contemporary welfare provision poses serious challenges for social policy. Large and rapid changes are said to be taking place in the way we live, work and relate to each other, characterised by anxiety and insecurity.Risk and Citizenship explores how new and diffrent forms of citizenship are evolving in the context of this 'risk society' and the implications for the development of social policy at both the macro and micro level. This spirited and informed collection of papers by leading analysts addresses key questions related to welfare, citizenship and risk including: the nature of insecurity and social protection; the balance between inequality and egalitarianism; the relationship between governments and citizens; the parameters of citizenship; and the impact of risk assessment and risk management. Risk and Citizenship offers a thought-provoking reading for student, practitioner or policy-maker. It provides: * a review of current debates about risk, citizenship and welfare * in-depth analysis of specific policy initiatives in social security and community care * a new typology of welfare citizenship.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates how the emergence of a 'risk society' fundamentally alters the relationship between the state and the individual, challenging traditional models of welfare provision. Judith Glover and Rosalind Edwards, both established scholars in social policy and sociology, curate a collection of papers that examine the intersection of insecurity, social protection, and citizenship. By synthesizing macro-level policy shifts with micro-level impacts, the authors provide a framework for understanding how contemporary governance manages the anxieties of modern life. The text argues that the evolution of citizenship is inextricably linked to how societies assess and mitigate risk.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A comprehensive review of current academic and political debates regarding risk, citizenship, and welfare.
- In-depth analysis of specific policy initiatives within the sectors of social security and community care.
- A newly developed typology of welfare citizenship designed to categorize modern social interactions.
- Examination of the tension between egalitarian goals and the realities of social inequality.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and academics frequently cite this collection as a useful resource for understanding the structural shifts in welfare policy during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which makes it a suitable text for students and policy practitioners seeking a rigorous theoretical foundation.
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Publication Date:
2002-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203470680
ISBN-13:
9780203470688
Public Policy
Social Science
Social service
Welfare state
Sociology
