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Welfare Rights and Responsibilities: Contesting Social Citizenship

Welfare Rights and Responsibilities: Contesting Social Citizenship

by PeterDwyer (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

    $5.81
Synopsis

This text focuses on the twin themes of welfare reform and citizenship. Specifically it explores three issues central to citizenship's social element: provision, conditionality (the link between welfare rights and responsibilities), and membership. It offers an overview of contemporary debates about the contested concepts of citizenship and welfare, adds an empirical dimension to the debates, and allows the (presently marginalized) voices of welfare service users to become valued in debates about the extent of social citizenship and the reform of the welfare state.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 264
 Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 27 Sep 2000
ISBN 10: 1861342047
ISBN 13: 9781861342041

Media Reviews
... a very accessible introduction to a variety of perspectives on social welfare citizenship. Work, Employment & Society
This is an interesting book. Dwyer offers a very accessible introduction to a variety of perspectives on social welfare citizenship. Young People Now
... deserves a wider audience than most academic texts. SCOLAG Legal Journal ... adds a fresh dimension to what can be a dry, though important topic. Disability & Society ... an interesting and challenging book which deserves a wide readership. Housing Studies
... a considered and valuable contribution to our understanding of the ways in which the foundations of our social citizenship are currently being re-constituted. Its particular importance stems from the fact that it is based on a perceptive and engaging study of the views of grass-roots service users. Hartley Dean
The combination of an accessible introduction to current debates and an empirical study of the views of welfare users makes this a valuable addition to the literature on social citizenship. The views of welfare users are thoughtful and thought-provoking; they provide important 'feedback' on key areas of government policy. The book deserves to be read widely. Ruth Lister
... an excellent book ... the model developed by Dwyer enables a range of potentially difficult material to be conveyed systematically an in an undergraduate student accessible format. David Crimmens, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside
Author Bio
Peter Dwyer is a Lecturer in Social Policy, in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds.