The Politics of Wellbeing Theory, Policy and Practice

The Politics of Wellbeing Theory, Policy and Practice / edited by Ian Bache, Karen Scott.

This volume is the first collection in the field of wellbeing studies that places politics centre stage. Through a combination of intellectual inquiry, empirically-grounded research, and investigation across different settings, this book aims to provide fresh insights and develop new lenses through...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bache, Ian (Editor), Scott, Karen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Wellbeing in Politics and Policy
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Public policy.
Social policy.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Political sociology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1: Wellbeing in politics and policy – Ian Bache and Karen Scott
  • Part One - Political theory and wellbeing
  • 2: The End of History and the Invention of Happiness; Jules Evans
  • 3: Well-being and Social Justice: In Defence of the Capabilities Approach; Annie Austin
  • 4: The Proper Role for Wellbeing in Public Policy: towards a Pluralist, Pragmatic, Theory-neutral Approach; Tim Taylor
  • Part Two - Wellbeing: a force for political change?
  • 5: Is wellbeing a useful concept for progressives?; Charles Seaford
  • 6: Between Policies and Life: The Political Process of Buen Vivir in Ecuador; Daniela Bressa Florentin
  • 7: Challenging the dominant economic narrative through alternative wellbeing indicators: the Canadian experience; Anders Hayden and Jeff Wilson
  • 8: Societal Wellbeing – Catalyst for Systems and Social Change in Northern Ireland?; Peter Doran and Susan Hodgett
  • Part Three - Between wellbeing policy and everyday lives: critical perspectives
  • 9: Reconciling Universal Frameworks and Local Realities in Understanding and Measuring Wellbeing; Allister McGregor
  • 10: ‘Therapeutic entrepreneurialism’ and the undermining of expertise and evidence in the education politics of wellbeing; Kathryn Ecclestone
  • 11: Skivers, Strivers and Thrivers: The shift from welfare to wellbeing in New Zealand and the United Kingdom; Karen Scott and Annick Masselot
  • 12: The politics of the official statistic: the UK ‘Measuring National Well-being’ programme; Matt Jenkins
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