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Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 11:03:17 +0200
Subject: Re: From DownUnder
From: denoix kerger <denoix.k-AT-worldonline.be>


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> there is
> N. Rose in reading foucault for social work by L. EPSTEIN
> I think l=B9histoire de l=B9état providence by F. Ewald could also be helpful
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> A Question,
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> I am doing some research into social welfare.
> 
> It strikes me that I could be using Foucault a basis to study the social
> welfare payments system. .
> 
> What I am having trouble with is the short run aspects of the governments
> implimentation of some very harsh social welfare criteria to receive payments.
> I was going to use Foucault to look at this in the context of governments
> short run political power games. That is the government is making it difficult
> for unemployed people to receive welfare payments unless they comply with very
> harsh rules. This a political winner (I think anyway and some of the
> literature seems to support this as well) as the public want to be assured
> that the authorities are just not handing out payments at the drop of a hat.
> 
> My question is could you please direct me to any articles (even a section to a
> book) that looks at the notion of power and politics in this context. I know
> this is a bit of a short cut approach but I have taken 9 weeks annual to start
> this study and I have spent the last three days searching for materials on
> this topic with no luck.
> 
> Look forward to a reply.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Rob
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>


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Re: From DownUnder
there is
N. Rose in reading foucault for social work by L. EPSTEIN
I think l’histoire de l’état providence by F. Ewald could also be helpful
d





A Question,

I am doing some research into social welfare.

It strikes me that I could be using Foucault a basis to study the social welfare payments system. .

What I am having trouble with is the short run aspects of the governments implimentation of some very harsh social welfare criteria to receive payments. I was going to use Foucault to look at this in the context of governments short run political power games. That is the government is making it difficult for unemployed people to receive welfare payments unless they comply with very harsh rules. This a political winner (I think anyway and some of the literature seems to support this as well) as the public want to be assured that the authorities are just not handing out payments at the drop of a hat.

My question is could you please direct me to any articles (even a section to a book) that looks at the notion of power and politics in this context. I know this is a bit of a short cut approach but I have taken 9 weeks annual to start this study and I have spent the last three days searching for materials on this topic with no luck.

Look forward to a reply.

Thanks

 
Rob


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