|  | Denney, David (ed.)
Living in Dangerous Times
Fear, Insecurity, Risk and Social Policy
Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy
 1. Edition June 2009
25.90 Euro
2009. 168 Pages, Softcover
ISBN 978-1-4051-9176-0 - John Wiley & Sons
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Living in Dangerous Times analyzes the impact of the pervasive fear experienced in our lives on the development of social policy in the UK. A series of original essays by a distinguished team of social public policy experts reveals the complexities of policy development and governance in a post 9/11 -- and 7/11 -- world gripped in uncertainty and fear. These thought-provoking essays illustrate how public policies are simultaneously centered along notions of public resilience and vulnerability; and show how the perceived erosion of social securities has given rise to policies that are often at the expense of human rights.
From the contents
Editorial Introduction: Living in Dangerous Times - Fear, Insecurity, Risk and Social Policy: David Denney
1. Fear, Human Rights and New Labour Policy Post-9/11: David Denney
2. Does Difference Make a Difference in Financial Planning for Risk?: Deborah Quilgars, Anwen Jones and David Abbott
3. The Great Cut: The Support for Private Modes of Social Evasion by Public Policy: Rowland Atkinson
4. Risk and Public Protection: Responding to Involuntary and 'Taboo' Risk: Hazel Kemshall and Jason Wood
5. Social Policy beyond Fear: The Globalization of Strangeness, the 'War on Terror', and 'Spaces of Wonder': Chris Rumford
6. Fear and Security: A Vulnerability-led Policy Response: Frank Furedi
7. Child Protection Social Work: Risks of Fears and Fears of Risks - Impossible Tasks from Impossible Goals?: Brian Littlechild
8. Fear of Others: Social Exclusion and the European Crisis of Solidarity: Gerard Delanty
9. 'We Don't Have to Take This': Zero Tolerance of Violence against Health Care Workers in a Time of Insecurity: Jonathan Gabe and Mary Ann Elston
Afterword - Risk and Welfare: Bent Greve
Index
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