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Social Justice and the Politics of Community

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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.

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ISBN: 9781138717404
Publication date: 11th November 2019
Author: Christine Everingham
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 156 pages
Series: Routledge Revivals
Genres: Central / national / federal government policies
Society and culture: general
Social and ethical issues
Politics and government
Social theory