Welfare, inequality and social citizenship

by Daniel Edmiston (Author), Daniel Edmiston (Author)

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Hardcover
2018
$163.07

Exploring the lived experiences of both poverty and prosperity in the UK, this book examines the material and symbolic significance of welfare austerity and its implications for social citizenship and inequality. Uniquely, the book offers a rare and vivid insight into the everyday lives, attitudes and behaviours of the rich as well as the poor, demonstrating how those marginalised and validated by the existing welfare system make sense of the prevailing socio-political settlement and their own position within it.

Synopsis

Exploring the lived experiences of both poverty and prosperity in the UK, this book examines the material and symbolic significance of welfare austerity and its implications for social citizenship and inequality. Uniquely, the book offers a rare and vivid insight into the everyday lives, attitudes and behaviours of the rich as well as the poor, demonstrating how those marginalised and validated by the existing welfare system make sense of the prevailing socio-political settlement and their own position within it.

$163.07

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Edition: 1
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 07 Mar 2018
ISBN 10: 1447337468
ISBN 13: 9781447337461

Media Reviews

Scary but crucial reading. Edmiston's analysis of lived narratives shows how policy framing the poor as `bad' and the rich as `good' shape public attitudes towards poverty and inequality. Louise Humpage, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Auckland A must read for anyone interested in inequality and social citizenship, this book provides a careful - but damning - assessment of current policies and politics. Tracy Shildrick, University of Newcastle Through rigorous empirical fieldwork and informed theorising this excellent book explores how lived experiences of inequality generate particular forms of knowledge, understanding and action among affluent and disadvantaged citizens. Peter Dwyer, University of York

Author Bio

Dr Daniel Edmiston is a lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. He holds a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy and has previously worked for the Economic and Social Research Council; Prime Minister's Strategy Unit; and the University of Oxford. His research interests include poverty and inequality, comparative welfare reform, welfare state futures, and the political economy of social citizenship.