Austerity, Community Action, and the Future of Citizenship in Europe

ISBN-13: 9781447331032 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 314 str.

Shana Cohen; Christina Fuhr; Jan-Jonathan Bock

Opis

As austerity measures continue to lead to cutbacks in basic social services, a number of grassroots organizations have grown up or expanded throughout Europe to help provide for citizens' basic needs. This book looks at a number of both secular and faith-based groups in Berlin and London to show how they and their activism have evolved in response to those changes in economic policy. It brings together scholars from different disciplines and practitioners in several areas of social intervention to explore how the very ideas of citizenship and community have begun to change in the wake of cutbacks to the welfare state.

Spis treści

Introduction: social activism, belonging and citizenship in a period of crisis ~ Shana Cohen and Jan-Jonathan Bock Part I: The social consequences of welfare policy Fulfilling basic human needs: the welfare state after Beveridge ~ Patrick Diamond Social division and resentment in the aftermath of the economic slump ~ Gabriella Elgenius; Part II: The practice of social good Austerity and social welfare in the UK: a perspective from the advice sector ~ Amardeep Bansil Breaking the hold of debt: Cambridge Money Advice Centre ~ John Morris Community finance: the emergence of credit unions in London ~ Paul A Jones and Michelle Howlin Finding employment and living a good life in London ~ Chris Price The Tafel and food poverty in Germany ~ Sabine Werth Addressing food poverty in the UK ~ Sarah Greenwood Helping the homeless: a soup kitchen in London ~ Martin Stone Part III: Social change and neoliberalism Social initiatives and social solidarity under austerity ~ Christina Fuhr The new economy of poverty ~ Stefan Selke Challenges for the struggle against austerity in Britain and Europe ~ Thomas Jeffrey Miley Part IV: Situating solidarity in perspective Individualism and community in historical perspective ~ Jon Lawrence Aiming for reconnection: responsible citizenship ~ Christopher Baker Conclusion: citizenship, community and solidarity at the end of the welfare state ~ Jan-Jonathan Bock and Shana Cohen