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1 online resource (156 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; PART I: CHALLENGING NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITY DECLINE; Introduction; Beyond social capital: analyzing the political constitution of community; 1 The Politics of Community; Community as an agent of government: the case of Australian welfare reform; Community as a dynamic terrain of political contestation; The relationship between 'the community' and 'the state'; Discourses informing the politics of community; Turning inwards: the lived experience of community; Community commodified; Notes |
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2 Redefining Poverty as 'Social Exclusion': Political Responses to GlobalizationThe search for a new consensus: re-defining poverty as 'social exclusion'; The 'core community values' of the emerging social consensus; Democracy under threat: the rise of political disillusionment; 'Community' as a response to the popular backlash against globalization; The role of community in the globalization-is-inevitable thesis; Notes; 3 Creating 'The Battler': The Politics of Community and the Psychology of Populist Politics; The connection between envy and social justice |
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Creating a political constituency through the mobilization of negative communal sentimentEconomic-speak: if people are not happy it's their own fault; Talkback radio: the mobilization of 'downward envy'; Mutual obligation: mobilizing shame; Turning inwards: two Australias and the potential for other forms of 'social glue'; Notes; PART II: COMMUNITY AS A TERRAIN OF POLITICAL CONTESTATION; Introduction; 4 A Portrait of the Australian Community: Tracing the Changing Face of Community through the Political Discourse of the Australian Labor Party |
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The normative framework of the Australian welfare stateThe emergence of 'the community' as a site of political activism and welfare reform; The Legacy of ALP politics: the structural foundations of the social consensus; A portrait of the Australian community; Notes; 5 Transforming the Welfare State: The Community Politics of the New Left; Mobilizing the people: unions, the community, and the case of Newcastle, NSW; Social justice and community activism in the welfare sector; The language of participation: from 'passive' to 'active' citizenship |
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'Active' citizenship and the philosophy of self-helpThe critical edge of self-help; Community development and community management; Notes; 6 Community as a Critic of Government: Expanding the Role of Welfare Communities; Characteristics of the new welfare communities; The benefits of being on the margins: the critical potential of community groups; Participation becomes advocacy; Welfare corporatism; 7 Government as a Critic of Community: Corporatizing Welfare Communities; The accord and 'the end of politics'; The new managerialism and the re-figuring of community |
| Summary |
"This title was first published in 2003. Social welfare is the focus of much discussion and there is a broad spectrum of political opinion that agrees on the need for urgent reform. The literature informing these policy debates draws on a diversity of theoretical traditions and discourses concerned with remaking community, yet there has been no in-depth, coherent political analysis of these various positions. This captivating volume provides such an analysis, enabling the diverse discourses informing current social policy debates to be identified and understood in broader perspective. The book frames the debates within the context of globalization and the accompanying shift in focus of social policy from issues of social justice to questions of social order. It identifies 'the community' as both the site of today's social problems and the main tool that governments have at their disposal to address these problems. This portrayal of 'the community' is both theorized and illustrated with empirical material drawn from the Australian experience of community action."--Provided by publisher |
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From participation to consultation |
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Communities.
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New Left.
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Social justice.
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Social movements.
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Community life.
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social movements.
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Community life
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Communities
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New Left
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Social conditions
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Social justice
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Social movements
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Social conditions
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351768535 |
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1351768530 |
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