Action on Poverty in the UK / / edited by Sarah Page [and four others]

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Macmillan Palgrave, , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvii, 351 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 362.50941
• Soggetto topico: Poverty - Government policy - Great Britain; Poverty - Great Britain - Prevention
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government
• Persona (resp. second.): PageSarah
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Action on Poverty in Context -- 1 Introduction: Starting the Action on Poverty Conversation -- Introduction -- A Civically Engaged University Context -- The Action on Poverty Conference -- Book Overview -- Section One -- Section Two -- Section Three -- Section Four -- Section Five -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Global, National and Historical Perspectives on Poverty and Hardship -- 2 The UK's 200-Year High-Poverty, High-Inequality Cycle -- Introduction -- The Dark Shadow of the 'Poor Law' -- References -- 3 Contemporary UK Poverty Within a Global Framework Narrative -- Introduction -- Part 1-Poverty in the UK -- Part 2-The Influence of Neoliberalism in the UK -- Part 3-Globalisation and the UN Agenda 2030 Targets -- Part 4-Conclusion -- References -- 4 Communities of Rupture, Insecurity, and Risk: Inevitable and Necessary for Meaningful Political Change? -- Introduction -- Why Political Economy? -- Defining Neoliberalism -- Understanding Community in a Neoliberal and Global Context -- Ontologically Insecure Communities -- Globalisation and the Erasure of State National Sovereignty -- The Advent of Covid-19: Community Rupture and the Awakening of a Political Consciousness -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Part III Public Health, Community Development and Lived Experience of Poverty -- 5 Poverty as a Public Health Concern -- Introduction -- Defining Poverty -- The Social Determinants of Health -- Case Study Example: Health Action Zone's -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Responding to Poverty in the UK: The Impact on Volunteers -- Introduction -- Volunteering in the Sector and the 'Lunch' Project -- Methodology: Participating with Volunteers -- Findings Regarding Volunteering Experiences. ; Developing Relationships -- Food Poverty and Food Habits -- Achievement and Disappointment -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 The Hull We Want -- Introduction -- The Approach -- Origins -- Planning What 'We' Can Do -- Research-How to Explore What 'We' Want -- Power Sharing and Shifting Cultures -- Hospitality, Cake and Conversation-Research in Action -- Hooks and Conduits to Engagement Across Generations and Communities -- Findings-What 'We' Want -- Working with Systems 'We' Want in Hull -- Out of Hull … the Conversation Couches Engage with National and Global Partners -- Reflections on What 'We' Want -- References -- 8 Insight Through Experience: Who Decides What Positive Practice Looks Like? -- Introduction -- Development of Consumerism -- Quasi-Markets in the Public Sector -- Raising Voices of Lived Experience -- Case-Based Example 1 -- Involving People with Lived Experience in the Design of Services (Meakin & -- Chwelko, 2013) -- Case-Based Example 2 -- Case-Based Example 3 -- Involving People in Research and the Evaluation of Services (Gratton et al., 2019) -- Case-Based Example 4 -- Involvement and Democracy -- References -- 9 Raising Voices: Sharing Stories Through Lived Experience -- Introduction -- What Was Raising Voices -- A History of Working in Participatory Ways -- The Raising Voices Steering Group -- Creativity -- Overview of Creative Sessions and Activities -- Wellness Session -- Video Interviews -- Postcard -- Photography -- Clay Storytelling -- Podcasting -- Poetry -- Assets and Choice -- The Raising Voices Exhibition -- Manifesto for Change -- Challenges -- Time -- Covid-19 -- Continuation in the Current Climate -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part IV Action on Poverty and Hardship in Practice -- 10 Housing First for People Experiencing Multiple Disadvantage in England -- Introduction -- Homelessness -- What Is Housing First?. ; Who Is Housing First For? -- Evidence to Support Housing First -- Implementation of Housing First in England to Date -- Challenges to Sustainable Implementation of Housing First in England -- What Next for Housing First in England -- References -- 11 Preventing Food Poverty: Light at the End of the Tunnel? -- Introduction -- Position and Perspective -- Political Ethics of Care -- Food Poverty and Food Aid -- The Challenges of Food Aid -- Case Study: Healthy Me Healthy Communities, Manchester -- Before COVID-19 -- During COVID-19 -- Post COVID-19 -- Light at the End of a Dark Tunnel -- Food Systems Approach -- Income Maximisation and the Cash-First Approach to Tackling Poverty -- Trauma-Informed and ACE-Aware Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Addressing Children's Food Poverty in Shropshire: Five Years of Learning From a Rural Food Poverty Alliance -- Introduction -- Rural Food Poverty Is Hidden and Presents a Unique Set of Challenges -- Shropshire's Context -- Recommendations for Action -- Government-Funded Schemes Are Increasingly Not Reaching All Those Who Need Them -- Thresholds Frozen and Scheme Values Eroded by Inflation -- Barriers to the Uptake of Government Funded Schemes -- Recommendations for Action -- Support for Children Outside of Term Time Is Precarious and Can Be a Post-Code Lottery -- Scheme Designs Do Not Always Suit Rural Areas -- Short-Term Funding Makes Forward Planning Incredibly Challenging -- Recommendations for Action -- Schools Play a Key Role in Reducing Food Poverty and Building Food Skills But Face Significant Barriers and Need More Support -- Food Throughout the School Day -- Breakfast Clubs -- Help to Build Food Skills -- Referring Families to Appropriate Support Services -- Significant Barriers Faced by Schools -- Recommendations for Action. ; Community Support Plays a Key Role and Has Reached that Statutory Services Do Not, But We Should Be Wary of the Voluntary Sector Increasingly Plugging Gaps and Being Stretched Thin -- Toolkit for Community-Led Food Projects -- Collaborative and Empowering -- Sustainable and Resilient -- Local and Relevant -- Dignified and Respectful -- Have Clarity of Message and Vision -- Go Beyond Food Provision -- Recommendations for Action -- Stigma Is Powerful and Can Prevent Progress -- Recommendations for Action -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 13 Addressing Digital Poverty Through Community Engagement -- Introduction -- Digital Poverty in Context -- Creating the Right Environment -- A Participatory Approach -- Investing in Our Community -- Challenges -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Drug and Alcohol Addictions, Sexual Exploitation and Poverty -- Introduction -- Understanding Addiction -- Drug and Alcohol Legislation -- The Medical and Social Model of Addictions -- Addictions as a Mental Health Disorder -- Co-Occurring Conditions -- Stigma, Sexual Exploitation, Crime and Recovery -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 Experience of Employment Barriers on Release from Custody and the Impact of This on a Cycle of Poverty and Reoffending -- Introduction -- Rehabilitation Context -- Conclusions -- References -- 16 Life on the Breadline: The Role of Christians in Tackling Poverty in the UK -- Introduction -- Context -- Researching Church Responses to Poverty in the UK -- Church Responses to Poverty in the UK -- B30 Foodbank -- Hodge Hill Church -- Notting Hill Methodist Church -- National and Regional Church Leaders -- The Calling of the Church in an Age of Austerity -- Values That Guide Christian Anti-Poverty Action -- The Bible -- The Common Good -- God's Preferential Option for the Poor -- The Role of the Church in the Public Sphere. ; How Should the Church Use Its Social Capital? -- Conclusion -- References -- 17 Seeking Asylum and Refuge: Poverty, Destitution and Unemployment -- Introduction -- British Policy Context -- Asylum Seeker Poverty Case Study -- Case-Study Limitations -- Conclusions -- References -- Part V Reflections and Conclusion -- 18 A Different Kind of Growth to End Poverty -- Introduction -- The Scope of the Problem -- Addressing the Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Glossary -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Action on Poverty in the UK
• ISBN: 3-031-37182-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910767570403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sustainable development goals series.