New Theories of Welfare [Paperback]

In this sequel to the acclaimed Welfare Theory (Palgrave, 2001), Tony Fitzpatrick examines the most recent, influential and cutting edge ideas influencing policy studies today. Clearly structured to enable students to make theoretical connections between apparently diverse areas, it provides an invaluable synthesis of the most important theoretical innovations in the discipline in recent years. Comprehensive, engaging and authoritative, New Theories of Welfare will appeal to all those interested in social and public policy, politics, sociology and philosophy.In this sequel to the acclaimed Welfare Theory (Palgrave, 2001), Tony Fitzpatrick examines the most recent, influential and cutting edge ideas influencing policy studies today. Clearly structured to enable students to make theoretical connections between apparently diverse areas, it provides an invaluable synthesis of the most important theoretical innovations in the discipline in recent years. Comprehensive, engaging and authoritative, New Theories of Welfare will appeal to all those interested in social and public policy, politics, sociology and philosophy.

Preface and Acknowledgements.- List of Figures.- Introduction.- Modern Conservatism vs. Social Democracy.- The New Radicalisms.- Agency, Community & Class.- Insecurities.- Information & Society.- Genes & Environments.- Social Psychologies, Emotions & Bodies.- Governance, Crime & Surveillance.- Culture & Media.- Conclusion.- References.- Index.

TONY FITZPATRICK is Reader in Social and Political Theory at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the author of Freedom and Security, Welfare Theory, After the New Social Democracy and co-editor of Environmental Issues and Social Welfare, Environment and Welfare. He is also the principal editor of the forthcoming International Encyclopaedl“I