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The (European) welfare state as well as the political space of “the social” is currently being reorganised in a fundamental way. This has major implications for any attempt to contribute to a more just or even emancipatory way of shaping “the social”. The authors discuss what the Capabilities Approach may contribute to this attempt. Rather than assessing the philosophical foundation of this approach, “Shaping the Social” critically discusses the potentials and pitfalls of analysing social and labour-market policy and in particular social services from a capabilities perspective.

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From the Contents: Democracy and the Social - Theoretical foundations Theorising Social Policy - A Capabilities perspective Assessing Social Policy - What the Capabilities Approach may provide

Critical Social Policy and the Capability

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    A Hardback by Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c.mult Hans-Uwe Otto, Prof. Dr. Holger Ziegler

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      Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/09/2014
      ISBN13: 9783847406112, 978-3847406112
      ISBN10: 3847406116

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The (European) welfare state as well as the political space of “the social” is currently being reorganised in a fundamental way. This has major implications for any attempt to contribute to a more just or even emancipatory way of shaping “the social”. The authors discuss what the Capabilities Approach may contribute to this attempt. Rather than assessing the philosophical foundation of this approach, “Shaping the Social” critically discusses the potentials and pitfalls of analysing social and labour-market policy and in particular social services from a capabilities perspective.

      Table of Contents
      From the Contents: Democracy and the Social - Theoretical foundations Theorising Social Policy - A Capabilities perspective Assessing Social Policy - What the Capabilities Approach may provide

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