Moral economy from above and below
Contesting contraction of migrant rights in austerity Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3656191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lydia Morris (0009-0009-6153-4624, University of Essex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1686-1703 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2018.1538774 |
| OpenAlex | W2898516840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
In 2010, Britain’s newly elected Coalition government ushered in a ‘moral mission’ of welfare reform. This paper considers its extension to the management of non-EEA migration and asylum, viewed here in the context of Fassin’s conception of moral economy and related debate. The paper argues that the ensuing policy regime can be analysed as a moral economy ‘from above’, in terms of its underlying objectives and rationale, which is then challenged and contested ‘from below’ through the intervention of civic activists. Such contestation is framed in terms of a three-pronged critique of the welfare/migration complex, based on rationality, legality and morality, and examined in three key areas of welfare-related policy change – family life, maintenance provision for asylum seekers, and support for those without status. Policy in each area is considered alongside the corresponding critique and with summary comment on key points for moral economy analysis. A fourth section sets these developments in the context of an emergent system of total control, and the conclusion reflects on broader implications for our understanding and usage of the notion of moral economy
Austerity · Economics · Law and economics · Moral economy · Morality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Principle of legality · Sociology · Welfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
The pillory, the precipice and the slippery slope
The alchemy of austerity
Moral Economy as Critique
Civic Integration and Class Formation
The moral economy of austerity
Assembling noncitizenship through the work of conditionality
Britain's asylum and immigration regime
On the Idea of the Moral Economy
Beyond Informal Citizenship
The Moral Economy of the English Crowd in the Eighteenth Century
The Windrush generation
Les économies morales revisitées
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |