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Peter Beresford - All Our Welfare, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

All Our Welfare

Towards Participatory Social Policy

Av Peter Beresford

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The UK welfare state is under sustained ideological and political attack. It has also been undermined by accusations of paternalism and past failures to engage with the very people it is intended to help. This unique book is the first to critique the past, present and future welfare state from a participatory perspective. Peter Beresford, champion of user involvement, draws on pioneering theories and practice of welfare service user movements to offer a blueprint for a new participatory social policy. He controversially challenges orthodox social policy and the limitations of both Fabian and Neo-liberal perspectives in engaging people to improve their own welfare, drawing on service users ‘ own ideas and experience, including fascinating vignettes from his own family’s experience, to demonstrate the value of ‘user knowledge’. Filling a much-needed gap in the literature, this accessible text will provide a great introduction for students and a road-map for practitioners of an alternative vision for a future participatory and sustainable social policy. It will also command much wider interest from everyone concerned with how we look after each other in future in society.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2016-01-29
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x 29 mm
  • Vikt: 706 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 468
  • Förlag: Bristol University Press
  • ISBN: 9781447328940
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Peter Beresford OBE is Professor of Citizen Participation at the University of Essex and Emeritus Professor at Brunel University London. He has a background as a long-term user of mental health services and welfare benefits. He is also Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives, the disabled people’s and service users’ organisation, network and think tank. He has a longstanding involvement in issues of participation as service user, writer, researcher, campaigner and educator.

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"Peter Beresford is one of our best and most trenchant critics of the impact of neoliberal policies on social work services, service users and welfare provision more generally. This stimulating and important book deserves to be read widely." Michael Lavalette, Liverpool Hope University. "An imaginative, challenging and valuable rethink of the welfare state, with a unique bottom-up focus from the perspective and interests of the people it was created to serve." Peter Tatchell, Director, Peter Tatchell Foundation. "Few people are better qualified than Peter Beresford to write a book which recognises the strengths of the welfare state while also challenging its limitations. Essential reading for students, practitioners and activists." Iain Ferguson, University of the West of Scotland. "All Our Welfare deftly weaves together history, policy and personal experiences to examine the pasts and possible futures of welfare in Britain. This timely and moving book is an important reminder that what welfare is really about is 'how we look after each other in society'." Imogen Tyler, Lancaster University; "An illuminating, enjoyable and encouraging read which is highly recommended." Ekklesia; "All Our Welfare is a wonderful book, full of hope and inspiration. It offers very practical ideas rooted in the experience of people from all walks of life, and it shows how a society in which we care for each other is both desirable and achievable." Dan Paskins, Head of Policy and Learning at Big Lottery Fund; "This book does not duck the complexities of the history of the welfare state and its current forms. It interleaves formal analyses with personal testimony to great effect. It is well researched and refreshing." Diana Rose, Professor King's College London

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