Care, Crisis and Activism: The Politics of Everyday Life

The welfare state is offering and withdrawing care, impacting local activists' caring practices and interventions. This book highlights local action and activism in crisis contexts, presenting case studies of protesting cuts to childrens services, local food provisioning, and support for migrant women. It shows how local practices enact wider visions of care and can be seen as enacting wider visions of how care should be provided by society.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 172 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Publisher: Bristol University Press

The book also explores the challenges faced by local activists in their efforts to challenge neoliberalism and austerity,including the impact of funding cuts,the lack of resources,and the resistance of dominant institutions.
The welfare state is undergoing significant changes, with care being offered or withdrawn in various ways. This has significant implications for the caring practices and interventions of local activists. In the UK, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for local action and activism in contexts of crisis. This book presents compelling case studies of local action, ranging from protesting cuts to childrens services to local food provisioning and support for migrant women. 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. However, local activists face numerous challenges in their efforts to challenge neoliberalism and austerity. These challenges include funding cuts, lack of resources, and resistance from dominant institutions. The book explores these challenges in detail, providing insights into the ways in which local activists are responding to these challenges and working towards a more just and equitable society.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781447353010