Towards a Spatial Social Policy
Bridging the Gap Between Geography and Social Policy
1st Edition
Published on 13. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-1-4473-3791-1 (ISBN)
Description
Social policy and human geography are intimately intertwined yet frequently disconnected fields. Whilst social policies are always conceived, implemented and experienced in and through geography, the role of place in social policy scholarship and practice is frequently overlooked. Bringing together experts from both fields, this collection illuminates the myriad of ways that human geography offers rich insights conceptually, empirically and methodologically into the neglected spatialities of policy scholarship, practice and experience.
By building the necessary bridges towards a spatial social policy, this book enables the enhanced design, performance and understanding of social policies once properly rooted in their multiple spatialities.
By building the necessary bridges towards a spatial social policy, this book enables the enhanced design, performance and understanding of social policies once properly rooted in their multiple spatialities.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is to be greatly welcomed. Social policy analysis has tended to neglect - certainly to downplay - the significance of the spatial dimension, and this volume makes an admirable contribution towards correcting this imbalance." Nick Ellison, University of YorkMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
15 s/w Abbildungen, 2 s/w Tabellen
2 Tables, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-3791-1 (9781447337911)
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Persons
Adam Whitworth is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield.
Editor
University of Sheffield
Contributions
School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
University of Birmingham
Centre for Public Policy and Management, University of Manchester
University of Glasgow
Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales
Content
Introduction ~ Adam Whitworth
Section 1: Concepts
Spaces of Welfare Localism: Geographies of Locality-Making ~ Martin Jones
Doing space and star power: Foucault, exclusion-inclusion and the spatial history of social policy ~ Chris Philo
Section 2: Themes
Grenfell and the place of housing in modern life ~ Anna Minton
Re-placing employment support: Multi-spatial activation diorama ~ Adam Whitworth
Making markets: social impact investing and new spaces of financialisation in social policy ~ Jay Wiggan
A critical neuro-geography of behaviourally - and neuroscientifically - informed public policy ~ Jessica Pykett
Section 3: Methods
Not just nuisance. Spatializing social statistics ~ Richard Harris
Situating social policy analysis: Possibilities from quantitative and qualitative GIS ~ Scott Orford and Brian Webb
Retrospective
Developing a spatial social policy: Taking stock and looking to the future ~ John Clarke
Section 1: Concepts
Spaces of Welfare Localism: Geographies of Locality-Making ~ Martin Jones
Doing space and star power: Foucault, exclusion-inclusion and the spatial history of social policy ~ Chris Philo
Section 2: Themes
Grenfell and the place of housing in modern life ~ Anna Minton
Re-placing employment support: Multi-spatial activation diorama ~ Adam Whitworth
Making markets: social impact investing and new spaces of financialisation in social policy ~ Jay Wiggan
A critical neuro-geography of behaviourally - and neuroscientifically - informed public policy ~ Jessica Pykett
Section 3: Methods
Not just nuisance. Spatializing social statistics ~ Richard Harris
Situating social policy analysis: Possibilities from quantitative and qualitative GIS ~ Scott Orford and Brian Webb
Retrospective
Developing a spatial social policy: Taking stock and looking to the future ~ John Clarke