Care, Crisis and Activism

The Politics of Everyday Life

Eleanor Jupp (University of Kent)

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English

Policy Press
16 June 2023

Homelessness; Gender studies, gender groups; Social welfare & social services

Shedding new light on austerity and neoliberal welfare reform in the UK, this book considers local action and activism within contexts of crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

What kinds of care are being offered or withdrawn by the welfare state? What does this mean for the caring practices and interventions of local activists?

Presenting case studies of local action, from protesting cuts to children’s services, to local food provisioning and support for migrant women, this book makes visible often unseen practices of activism. It shows how the creativity and persistence of such local practices can be seen as enacting wider visions of how care should be provided by society.

By: Eleanor Jupp (University of Kent)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447353010
ISBN 10: 1447353013
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 16 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: sticking plasters and cotton wool 1. Care, austerity and the politics of everyday lives 2. Citizenship and community in times of crisis 3. Journeys into and through local activism under austerity 4. Austerity politics and infrastructures of care: Children’s Centre closures and activism 5. Small stories and political change: local activism across time and space 6. Provisioning in times of crisis 7. Conclusions: a politics of everyday life?

Eleanor Jupp is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Kent.

Reviews for Care, Crisis and Activism: The Politics of Everyday Life

“Jupp skilfully connects micro-, meso- and macro-levels through her investigation of activists’ involvement in various forms of organising (not necessarily organisations) in a welfare state shaped by austerity. Her nuanced analysis addresses the affordances and ambivalences of community activism.” The Sociological Review