Imagining and practising citizenship in austere times

The work of Citizens Advice

Bibliographic Data

ID4524928
AuthorsSamuel Kirwan (University of Bristol), Morag Mcdermont (University of Bristol), John Clarke (0000-0001-6402-7841)
Year2016
Volume20
Issue6-7
Pages764-778
Publication date2016-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621025.2016.1191434
OpenAlexW2495531934
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited31

This article explores the significance of citizenship for those working in Citizens Advice, a network of voluntary organisations in the UK that exists to provide peer-to-peer advice and support to those facing problems. Drawing on a recent research study, the article considers the ways in which the ‘citizen in citizens advice’ is imagined and translated into practice. Despite current political and policy moves to shrink citizenship (in terms of eligibility, access and substance), the ‘citizen in citizens advice’ is regularly thought about in expansive ways that draw on other imaginaries of citizenship. We suggest that these everyday discursive practices of citizenship are important both in analytic terms and in reinvigorating a political discussion otherwise focused upon restriction and exclusion

Citizenship · Expansive · Good citizenship · Political science · Political subjectivity · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement

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