Welfare, Work and the Conditions of Social Solidarity
British Campaigns to Defend Healthcare and Social Security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2374538 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Genevieve Coderre-Lapalme (0000-0003-3275-9364, University of Birmingham, corresponding author), Ian Greer (0000-0002-4441-4999, Cornell University), Lisa A Schulte (0000-0003-4433-5008, Middlesex University), Lisa Schulte (0000-0001-6048-6207, Middlesex University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 352-372 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09500170211031454 |
| PMID | 37069965 |
| OpenAlex | W3169317889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 42 |
When the welfare state is under attack from neoliberal reformers, how can trade unionists and other campaigners build solidarity to defend it? Based on 45 qualitative interviews, this article compares campaigns to defend British health services and social security benefits between 2007 and 2016. Building on the macro-insights of comparative welfare-state literature and the more micro-level insights of studies on mobilisation, community unionism and union strategy, it examines the factors that help or hinder the construction of solidarity. This research finds that building solidarity is more difficult when defending targeted benefits than universal ones, not only because of differences in public opinion and political support for services, but also because the labour process associated with targeting benefits, namely the assessing and sanctioning of clients, can generate conflicts among campaigners
Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social security · Social Welfare · Sociology · Solidarity · State (computer science · Welfare · Welfare state · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |