Policy Contexts of Social Work in Britain: the wider implications of 'New' Labour and the 'New Legal regime'.

Penna, Sue (2004) Policy Contexts of Social Work in Britain: the wider implications of 'New' Labour and the 'New Legal regime'. Social Work & Society, 1 (1). pp. 1-21.

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Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between 'new' Labour's modernisation project and its insertion into an architecture of global governance, where new legalities are creating a new policy framework that has a number of implications for European post-war welfare states. In particular, the paper considers social and economic policy as a key 'technology of governance' aimed at reconfiguring institutional structures and citizen identity, with negative consequences for social work service users.

Item Type:	Article
Journal or Publication Title:	Social Work & Society
Uncontrolled Keywords:	globalisation ; european union ; governance ; modernisation ; social policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Departments:	Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Applied Social Science
ID Code:	149
Deposited By:	Dr Sue Penna
Deposited On:	07 Apr 2006
Refereed?:	Yes
Published?:	Published
Last Modified:	26 Jul 2012 15:16
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URI:	http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/149

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