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Record Nr.

UNINA9910350232103321

Autore

Johnson Carol

Titolo

Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality [[electronic resource] ] : Australian Social Democracy in a Changing World / / by Carol Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-6299-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 228 p. 1 illus.)

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy

Identity politics

Asia-Politics and government

Politics and Gender

Asian Politics

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality: The Background -- 2. Social Democracy and Racial/Ethnic Equality -- 3. Gender: From Male Breadwinner to the Independent Adult Worke -- 4. Sexuality: From Morality to Equality -- 5. Class Equality in a Capitalist Economy: Wages, Work and Welfare -- 6. Feeling Equal: Affective Citizenship and the Politics of Equality -- 7. Social Democracy and Economic Equality in the Asian Century -- 8. Technological Disruption and Equality: Future Challenges for Social Democracy -- 9. Conclusion: Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses social democratic parties’ attempts to tackle inequality in increasingly challenging times. It provides a distinctive contribution to the literature on the so-called ‘crisis’ of social democracy by exploring the role of equality policy in this crisis. While the main focus is on analysing Australian Labor governments, examples are also given from a wide range of parties internationally. The book traces how a traditional focus on class has expanded to include other forms of inequality, including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality and explores both the intersections and potential tensions



that result. Meanwhile there are new challenges for equality policy arising from a changing geo-economics (the rise of Asia), the legacies of neoliberalism and the impact of technological disruption.