Ben Baumberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 324787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ben Baumberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ben |
| FAMILY NAME | Baumberg |
| SIGNATURE | BEN BAUMBERG |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The stigma of claiming benefits
Stigma has long been viewed by some as essential to discourage excessive claims, yet seen by others as a cause of non-take-up by people in need and as a form of symbolic violence. More recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in the links between shame and poverty (including the role of benefits), and particular concerns about media/political rhetoric in the UK. Yet while our knowledge of benefits stigma has been enhanced by theoretical/…
From Impairment to Incapacity – Educational Inequalities in Disabled People's Ability to Work
Significant numbers of working‐age people in high‐income countries claim benefits due to incapacity. This is conventionally explained as the result of people rationally ‘choosing’ to claim benefits, or as ‘hidden unemployment’ due to a lack of jobs, with claim rates much higher among the low‐qualified. However, neither account considers whether low‐qualified people find it harder to deal with an impairment in the workplace, and are therefore genu…
Disability prevalence and disability-related employment gaps in the UK 1998-2012
Fit-for-Work - or Work Fit for Disabled People? The Role of Changing Job Demands and Control in Incapacity Claims
It remains a puzzle as to why incapacity claims rose in many OECD countries when life expectancy was increasing. While potentially due to hidden unemployment and policy failure, this paper tests a further explanation: that work has become more difficult for disabled workers. It focuses on the UK as a 'most likely' case, given evidence of intensification and declining control at work. To get a more objective measure of working conditions, the mode…
Understanding disability policy
by Alan Roulstone and Simon Prideaux, Bristol, The Policy Press, 2011, 256 pp., £24.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-84-742738-0 Sometimes, after reading a book it seems incredible that it did not exis
Three ways to defend social security in Britain
British social security is now in a time of crisis, where cuts are being made to a system that was already struggling to provide decent security. In this paper I argue that successful proposals to combat this must (i) lead to reductions in poverty/inequality; (ii) fit existing perceptions of claimant ‘deservingness’; and (iii) change deservingness perceptions in the long run. I conclude that three influential recent proposals – ‘Decent Childhoods…
World trade law and a framework convention on alcohol control
Background Biologic anti-TNFα agents have revolutionized the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However 30-40% of RA patients do not respond to treatment with these agents. Our studies have suggested that non-responsiveness is due to increased frequency of Th17 lymphocytes. Objectives To determine if the frequency of T-lymphocyte subsets prior to treatment predicts the response to anti-TNFa agents. Methods Blood from 70 RA pati…
The stigma of claiming benefits
Stigma has long been viewed by some as essential to discourage excessive claims, yet seen by others as a cause of non-take-up by people in need and as a form of symbolic violence. More recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in the links between shame and poverty (including the role of benefits), and particular concerns about media/political rhetoric in the UK. Yet while our knowledge of benefits stigma has been enhanced by theoretical/…
Disability prevalence and disability-related employment gaps in the UK 1998-2012
Fit-for-Work - or Work Fit for Disabled People? The Role of Changing Job Demands and Control in Incapacity Claims
It remains a puzzle as to why incapacity claims rose in many OECD countries when life expectancy was increasing. While potentially due to hidden unemployment and policy failure, this paper tests a further explanation: that work has become more difficult for disabled workers. It focuses on the UK as a 'most likely' case, given evidence of intensification and declining control at work. To get a more objective measure of working conditions, the mode…
Three ways to defend social security in Britain
British social security is now in a time of crisis, where cuts are being made to a system that was already struggling to provide decent security. In this paper I argue that successful proposals to combat this must (i) lead to reductions in poverty/inequality; (ii) fit existing perceptions of claimant ‘deservingness’; and (iii) change deservingness perceptions in the long run. I conclude that three influential recent proposals – ‘Decent Childhoods…
From Impairment to Incapacity – Educational Inequalities in Disabled People's Ability to Work
Significant numbers of working‐age people in high‐income countries claim benefits due to incapacity. This is conventionally explained as the result of people rationally ‘choosing’ to claim benefits, or as ‘hidden unemployment’ due to a lack of jobs, with claim rates much higher among the low‐qualified. However, neither account considers whether low‐qualified people find it harder to deal with an impairment in the workplace, and are therefore genu…
World trade law and a framework convention on alcohol control
Background Biologic anti-TNFα agents have revolutionized the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However 30-40% of RA patients do not respond to treatment with these agents. Our studies have suggested that non-responsiveness is due to increased frequency of Th17 lymphocytes. Objectives To determine if the frequency of T-lymphocyte subsets prior to treatment predicts the response to anti-TNFa agents. Methods Blood from 70 RA pati…
Three ways to defend social security in Britain
British social security is now in a time of crisis, where cuts are being made to a system that was already struggling to provide decent security. In this paper I argue that successful proposals to combat this must (i) lead to reductions in poverty/inequality; (ii) fit existing perceptions of claimant ‘deservingness’; and (iii) change deservingness perceptions in the long run. I conclude that three influential recent proposals – ‘Decent Childhoods…
Understanding disability policy
by Alan Roulstone and Simon Prideaux, Bristol, The Policy Press, 2011, 256 pp., £24.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-84-742738-0 Sometimes, after reading a book it seems incredible that it did not exis
Fit-for-Work - or Work Fit for Disabled People? The Role of Changing Job Demands and Control in Incapacity Claims
It remains a puzzle as to why incapacity claims rose in many OECD countries when life expectancy was increasing. While potentially due to hidden unemployment and policy failure, this paper tests a further explanation: that work has become more difficult for disabled workers. It focuses on the UK as a 'most likely' case, given evidence of intensification and declining control at work. To get a more objective measure of working conditions, the mode…
From Impairment to Incapacity – Educational Inequalities in Disabled People's Ability to Work
Significant numbers of working‐age people in high‐income countries claim benefits due to incapacity. This is conventionally explained as the result of people rationally ‘choosing’ to claim benefits, or as ‘hidden unemployment’ due to a lack of jobs, with claim rates much higher among the low‐qualified. However, neither account considers whether low‐qualified people find it harder to deal with an impairment in the workplace, and are therefore genu…
Disability prevalence and disability-related employment gaps in the UK 1998-2012
The stigma of claiming benefits
Stigma has long been viewed by some as essential to discourage excessive claims, yet seen by others as a cause of non-take-up by people in need and as a form of symbolic violence. More recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in the links between shame and poverty (including the role of benefits), and particular concerns about media/political rhetoric in the UK. Yet while our knowledge of benefits stigma has been enhanced by theoretical/…
Psychology (6 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works)