Conditional citizens?: welfare rights and responsibilities in the late 1990s

Peter James Dwyer

doi:10.1177/026101839801805703

Conditional citizens? welfare rights and responsibilities in the late 1990s

Peter James Dwyer

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Abstract

In Britain the relationship between welfare rights and responsibilities has undergone change. A new welfare 'consensus' that emphasizes a citizen ship centred on notions of duty rather than rights has been built. This has allowed the state to reduce its role as a provider of welfare and also defend a position in which the welfare rights of some citizens are increas ingly conditional on those individuals meeting compulsory responsibili ties or duties. This concentration on individual responsibility/duty has undermined the welfare rights of some of the poorest members of society. Three levels of debate are considered within the article: academic, pol itical and 'grassroots'. The latter is included in an attempt to allow some 'bottom up' views into what is largely a debate dominated by social scientists and politicians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	493-517
Number of pages	25
Journal	Critical Social Policy
Volume	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/026101839801805703
Publication status	Published - Nov 1998

Keywords

CITIZENSHIP
welfare rights
RESPONSIBILITY

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