Conceptualising the active welfare subject: welfare reform in discourse, policy and lived experience

• Published in: Policy and politics Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 235 - 252
• Main Author: Wright, Sharo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Policy Press 01.04.2016; The Policy Press
• Subjects: 21st century; Academic staff; Active; Agency; Behavior change; Empowerment; Individual responsibility; Lived Experience; Policy making; Qualitative research; Responsibility; Security systems; Social security; Social systems; Transformation; Welfare Reform; active; agency; welfare reform; lived experience

The idea of the active welfare subject has become irresistible to both policy makers and academics and has taken a lead role in the transformation of twenty-first century social security systems. Two distinguishable approaches have emerged - the dominant model and a counter model. The dominant model...