Participation, Responsibility and Choice
Summoning the Active Citizen in Western European Welfare States
1st Edition
Published on 28. April 2011
241 pages
978-90-485-1343-7 (ISBN)
Description
Janet Newman is professor of social policy and criminology at the Open University in the United Kingdom. Evelien Tonkens is professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam.
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Janet Newman is professor of social policy and criminology at the Open University in the United Kingdom. Evelien Tonkens is professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam.
Content
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Janet Newman and Evelien Tonkens
2. Citizenship and healthcare in Germany: Patchy activation and constrained choices
Ellen Kuhlmann
3. The embrace of responsibility: Citizenship and governance of social care in the Netherlands
Evelien Tonkens
4. From social citizenship to active citizenship? Tensions between policies and practices in Finnish elderly care
Anneli Anttonen and Liisa Häikiö
5. Active citizenship in Norwegian elderly care: From activation to consumer activism
Mia Vabø
6. Mobilising the active citizen in the UK: Tensions, silences and erasures
Janet Newman
7. Dividing or combining citizens: The politics of active citizenship in Italy
Ota de Leonardis
8. Just being an 'active citizen'? Categorisation processes and meanings of citizenship in France
Catherine Neveu
9. Caring responsibilities: The making of citizen carers
Marian Barnes
10. Active citizenship: Responsibility, choice and participation
Janet Newman and Evelien Tonkens
11. Active citizenship, activist professionals: The citizenship of new professionals
Evelien Tonkens and Janet Newman
12. Towards a feminist politics of active citizenship
Janet Newman and Evelien Tonkens
About the editors and contributors
Index
1. Introduction
Janet Newman and Evelien Tonkens
2. Citizenship and healthcare in Germany: Patchy activation and constrained choices
Ellen Kuhlmann
3. The embrace of responsibility: Citizenship and governance of social care in the Netherlands
Evelien Tonkens
4. From social citizenship to active citizenship? Tensions between policies and practices in Finnish elderly care
Anneli Anttonen and Liisa Häikiö
5. Active citizenship in Norwegian elderly care: From activation to consumer activism
Mia Vabø
6. Mobilising the active citizen in the UK: Tensions, silences and erasures
Janet Newman
7. Dividing or combining citizens: The politics of active citizenship in Italy
Ota de Leonardis
8. Just being an 'active citizen'? Categorisation processes and meanings of citizenship in France
Catherine Neveu
9. Caring responsibilities: The making of citizen carers
Marian Barnes
10. Active citizenship: Responsibility, choice and participation
Janet Newman and Evelien Tonkens
11. Active citizenship, activist professionals: The citizenship of new professionals
Evelien Tonkens and Janet Newman
12. Towards a feminist politics of active citizenship
Janet Newman and Evelien Tonkens
About the editors and contributors
Index
