Welfare and Punishment

From Thatcherism to Austerity

Ian Cummins (University of Salford)

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Bristol University Press
17 February 2021

Social issues & processes; Social welfare & social services; Penology & punishment

In this enlightening study, Ian Cummins traces changing attitudes to penal and welfare systems.

From Margaret Thatcher's first cabinet to austerity politics via New Labour, the book reveals the ideological shifts that have led successive governments to reinforce their penal powers. It shows how 'tough on crime' messages have spread to other areas of social policy, too, fostering the neoliberal political economy, encouraging hostile approaches to the social state, and creating stigma for those living in poverty.

This is an important addition to the debate around the complex and inter-connected issues of welfare and punishment.

By: Ian Cummins (University of Salford)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529203899
ISBN 10: 1529203899
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 17 February 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Thatcherism and its Legacy Welfare and Punishment in a ‘Stark Utopia’ (1979– 2015) Contemporary Narratives of Mass Incarceration Exploring the Punitive Turn The Third Way in Welfare and Penal Policy New Labour, New Realism? Austerity and the Big Society Conclusion: Citizenship and the Centaur State

Ian Cummins is Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Society at Salford University.

Reviews for Welfare and Punishment: From Thatcherism to Austerity

Through strong analysis and rich detail, this book is a critical invitation to readers to trace the intersection of politics and punishments, and to understand punishments in a broader context of political and public policy discourse. Paul Taylor, University of Chester I always look forward to reading the work of Ian Cummins and here he provides an authoritative, accessible account of the evolution of toxic 'welfare' politics. Paul Michael Garrett, NUI Galway