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Encountering ‘Broken’ Public Services: Defiance and Disaffection at the Frontlines of the Democratic State

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The apparently parlous state of public services in advanced liberal democracies has become a hot topic, nowhere more so than in ‘broken Britain’. Indeed, there is much debate in both politics scholarship and political rhetoric about the nature and causes of this decline, and its potential remedies. All perspectives are at pains to characterise
John Boswell
wiley   +1 more source

The Geography of Frail Ageing in Italy: Longevity, Non-Self-Sufficiency and Implications for Assistance Benefits. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Maccheroni C, Pace R, Venere G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Why Compulsory Voting is Not the Answer

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Electoral turnout in the UK is low and uneven. This has led to renewed interest in compulsory voting, which has been advocated in recent reports from The Constitution Society, Labour Together, and the Institute for Public Policy Research. This article offers a critical perspective on these proposals.
Ben Saunders
wiley   +1 more source

Using pension payments abroad to examine post-retirement migration and health among Finnish migrants in Sweden. [PDF]

J Migr Health
Cederström A, Korhonen K, Martikainen P, Östergren OM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When sharing becomes shameful: atmospheres of class formation in Namibia Quand le partage devient honteux : ambiances de formation de classes en Namibie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Anthropologists have long shown that asking for food in times of need is morally valued in rural Namibia. Yet among the Damara pastoralists with whom I work, people now increasingly describe feeling shame (taob) when they ask for food. In this article, I trace this shift to the affective dynamics of social class formation.
Michael Schnegg
wiley   +1 more source

Who cares and who pays? Financial sources and care preferences among older adults in China. [PDF]

Innov Aging
Ni S, Cheng X.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Fatalist–Voluntarist Tension: On the Subjective Foundations of Authoritarian Nationalist Neoliberalism

Constellations, EarlyView.
Mirela Ivanova
wiley   +1 more source

‘The Bethune College Sensation’: Gender, Archive and Radical Passivity

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the student protests at Bethune College, Calcutta, on 3 February 1928, against the Simon Commission, a British parliamentary delegation that excluded Indian representation. On this day, female students staged a quiet but radical act of defiance by refusing to attend classes, sign apologies or vacate their hostel, despite ...
Meghmala Bhattacharya
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of disability pension following sickness absence in French private-sector employees. [PDF]

Eur J Public Health
Ben Halima MA, Aït Bouziad K, Louati N, Cousin-Renié MA, Dab W.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

All Gone to the Dogs: Peasant and Aristocratic Masculinities in a Late Medieval Swiss Revolt

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines chronicle accounts of the so‐called ‘Waldmann Affair’, a revolt within the territories of the city–state of Zurich in 1489 directed against its mayor, Hans Waldmann. The revolt was partly the consequence of failed economic and political reforms which put pressure on the countryside, but was provoked by the command issued ...
Jamie Page
wiley   +1 more source