Abstract In 1845, Friedrich Engels identified how the living and working conditions
experienced by English workers sent them prematurely to the grave, arguing that those …

The exercise of administrative discretion by street-level workers plays a key role in shaping
citizens' access to welfare and employment services. Governance reforms of social services …

The well‐known metaphor of 'panopticon', derived from Bentham's project and popularized
by Foucault, has long informed scholarly conversations in management and organization …

Between 2010–2015, the Coalition's pursuit of a radical austerity programme saw Britain's
Jobcentre Plus experience some of the most punitive reforms and budget cuts in its history …

Universal Credit is the UK's globally innovative social security reform that replaces six
means tested benefits with one monthly payment for working age claimants-combining …

In this 'state of the art'review, we draw on the Irish and UK context to ask 'what can welfare
stigma do?'Our question provokes thinking about welfare stigma not as an inevitable 'cost'of …

Food poverty and food waste are prominent societal challenges in the UK. To mitigate their
effects, social supermarkets (SSMs) provide high quality surplus food, usually not …

This commentary discusses the implications of the changes made to the social security
system by the UK government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Until the COVID-19 …

Internationally, policymakers assume that sanctioning claimants of unemployment benefits
will engender both improved employment outcomes and wider positive effects. A growing …

This article uses the lens of state control over mobilities of residents both migrants and
citizens to move away from assumptions that position them as competitors for the privileges …