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New Labour’s citizens: activated, empowered, responsibilized, abandoned?:
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In this paper, the authors explore the different ways in which citizens have been addressed and affected by New Labour policies, concentrating on four processes: activation, empowerment, responsibilization and abandonment.Abstract:
New Labour has paid considerable attention to citizenship. In this paper I explore the different ways in which citizens have been addressed and affected by New Labour policies, concentrating on four processes: activation, empowerment, responsibilization and abandonment. I argue that these different processes are not just the effect of looking at New Labour from different perspectives. Rather they need to be seen as linked in a political and governmental project that seeks to construct the unity of the nation and manage its internal diversity.read more
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The culture of control: crime and social order in contemporary, society
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Post-Foucauldian governmentality : What does it offer critical social policy analysis?
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'Ordinary people only': knowledge, representativeness, and the publics of public participation in healthcare.
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