Think-Tanks, Social Democracy and Social Policy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartwig Pautz
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Democracy ◽  
Think Tanks

Think-Tanks, Social Democracy and Social Policy

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 894-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Abelson
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Democracy ◽  
Think Tanks

scholarly journals Poverty and Social Justice in the Devolved Scotland: Neoliberalism Meets Social Democracy?

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gill Scott ◽  
Gerry Mooney
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Social Democracy ◽  
Neoliberal Economics ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Scottish Government

Drawing on current debates in social policy, this paper considers the extent to which social justice has and is informing social policy making in devolved Scotland. Relating to the work of social justice theorists Young, Fraser and Lister in particular, it critically examines some key Scottish social policy measures since 1999, considering some of the ways in which these have been constructed in terms of social justice and which make claims to the Scottish national. Through a focus on the issue of anti-poverty policies, the paper explores the ways in which the dominant policy approaches of the Scottish Government have reflected an uneven and tension-loaded balance between the enduring legacies of Scottish social democracy and the influences of neoliberal economics.

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