Policy Press Understanding social welfare movements (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy & Practice Series)

Product Description Understanding social welfare movements is the first text to bring together social policy and social movement studies. The book provides a timely and much needed overview of the changing nature of social welfare as it has been shaped by the demands of social movements. Review A perceptive, illuminating analysis of the extra-parliamentary social movements that have reshaped the political and cultural landscape of modern Britain. Peter Tatchell, Human Rights Campaigner The relationship between social movements and welfare is crucial for an understanding of the conditions of the modern welfare state. In a most relevant and illuminating way Annetts et al. analyse these interrelated social phenomena; as welfare again - surely - will be a central political issue for years to come, the book provides the reader with profound insights regarding the role of social movements in relation to processes of social welfare and the welfare state. Dr Magnus Ring, Lund University, Sweden This original book relates justice and equity across all forms of social policy. It is especially timely given the social movement mobilisation towards social justice on a global scale. Professor Chris Rootes, University of Kent About the Author Gerry Mooney is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Staff Tutor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The Open University. With Gill Scott he is co-editor of Exploring Social Policy in the 'New' Scotland, Policy Press 2005. He has also written widely on issues of class, the sociology of the city and social policy in the context of devolution.