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The Concept of Social Exclusion in the European Union

Context, Development and Possibilities

Bibliographic Data

ID8044666
AuthorsRob Atkinson (University of the West of England), Simin Da Voudi (UCL Australia)
Year2000
Volume38
Issue3
Pages427-448
Publication date2000-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-5965.00229
OpenAlexW2049446705
LanguageEN
Citations received50

In recent years the term ‘social exclusion’ has come to occupy a central place in the discussion of social policy and inequality in Europe. While the notion has acquired important strategic connotations, by stressing structural and cultural/social processes, the precise meaning of the term remains somewhat elusive. This article focuses on the reason for and the manner in which the notion of social exclusion has developed within the EU social policy discourse, aiming to provide a clearer understanding of its origins, functions and multiple dimensions. Whilst adopting a critical approach to the notion of social exclusion, the article suggests that the concept has played a positive role in keeping issues such as inequality and poverty on the policy agenda. The article also suggests possible ways in which social exclusion might be developed in a climate which has become less conducive, if not hostile, to an autonomous, activist EU social policy

Context (archaeology) · Economic system · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · European union · Geography · Inequality · Meaning (existential) · Political economy · Political science · Positive economics · Poverty · Social change · Social exclusion · Social inequality · Social policy · Sociology · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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Unique citing works50
Citations per year2
Citation span2001 - 2026 (26)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 50

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