Fletcher, D., Flint, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-9575, Batty, E. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Gamers or victims of the system? Welfare reform, cynical manipulation and vulnerability. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 24 (2). pp. 171-185. ISSN 1759-8273
Abstract
New mechanisms of conditionality enacted through current reforms of the UK welfare system are framed within contested narratives about the characteristics, rationalities and conduct of welfare users. In the problem figuration of welfare reform the orientations and conduct of welfare recipients have been conceptualised and depicted across a spectrum ranging from cynical manipulators gaming the system and subverting the original ethos of the welfare state to vulnerable individuals experiencing compounded disadvantage. This paper aims to strengthen the conceptualisation of cynical manipulation and vulnerability and to empirically investigate how narratives of these ideas are deployed by key stakeholders in the welfare system and the extent to which manipulation or vulnerability are present in the orientations and conduct of individuals in receipt of welfare support.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Policy Press. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits adaptation, alteration, reproduction and distribution without further permission provided the original work is attributed. The derivative works do not need to be licensed on the same terms. |
Keywords: | conditionality; manipulation; vulnerability; welfare reform |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/K002163/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2016 09:10 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2017 09:10 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/175982716X14650295704731 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Policy Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1332/175982716X14650295704731 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99655 |