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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337735303321

Autore

Shore Jennifer

Titolo

The Welfare State and the Democratic Citizen : How Social Policies Shape Political Equality / / by Jennifer Shore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-93961-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 166 p. 8 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology

Disciplina

361.65

Soggetti

Welfare state

Citizenship—Sociological aspects

Public policy

Social structure

Equality

Politics of the Welfare State

Sociology of Citizenship

Public Policy

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Democracies and Their Citizens -- 3. Why Context Matters: The Role of Public Policy -- 4. Empirical Approaches to the Study of Democratic Citizens and Welfare States -- 5. The Impact of Social Policy on Democratic Citizenship -- 6. Consequences of Unequal Citizenship .

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the ways in which the welfare state impacts levels and distributions of political participation and democratic support in Western democracies. Going beyond the traditional contextual accounts of political behavior, which primarily focus on political institutions or the socio-economic climate, this book looks specifically at the impact of public policy on a variety of political behaviors and attitudes. Drawing on the theoretical insights from the policy feedback approach, the author argues and empirically demonstrates that generous social policy offerings can not only foster democratic citizenship by



promoting a more inclusive political culture, but are most beneficial to citizens who are otherwise excluded from political life in many other societies. This book will appeal most to scholars in the fields of political science and sociology who are especially interested in the welfare state, public policy, political sociology, and inequality. .