Psychology, Punitive Activation and Welfare: Blaming the Unemployed

This book explores welfare politics, unemployment, and interventions in the labor market from a critical psychological perspective, using critical fieldwork and theory to examine the administration of the unemployed and the drive to increase labor market participation through activation strategies. It offers a strong conceptual and theoretical framework with a critical perspective, providing a fresh approach to the topic and appealing to students interested in critical psychology, unemployment, and policy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 17 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the intricate realm of welfare politics, unemployment, and interventions in connection with the labor market, employing a critical psychological lens. Through rigorous critical fieldwork and theoretical exploration, the author examines the administration of the unemployed and the relentless pursuit to enhance labor market participation through activation strategies.

The book boasts a robust and cohesive conceptual and theoretical framework, with a critical perspective taking center stage. This approach provides a cohesive framework for addressing the topic, offering a fresh perspective on the relationship between labor market non-participation, human suffering, psychology, and frontline policy and research implementation.

Psychology, Punitive Activation, and Welfare will captivate students interested in critical psychology, unemployment, or policy, as it offers a unique application of theoretical and methodological tools to challenge conventional thinking and explore new dimensions of the relationship between labor market non-participation, human misery, psychology, and frontline policy and research practices.

Weight: 226g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367632229