“Activated, but Stuck”: Applying a Critical Occupational Lens to Examine the Negotiation of Long-Term Unemployment in Contemporary Socio-Political Contexts

“Activated, but Stuck”: Applying a Critical Occupational Lens to Examine the Negotiation of Long-Term Unemployment in Contemporary Socio-Political Contexts

Background: Solutions for the problem of long-term unemployment are increasingly shaped by neoliberally-informed logics of activation and austerity. Because the implications of these governing frameworks for everyday life are not well understood, this pilot study applied a critical occupational scie...

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Main Authors: Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Rebecca Aldrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Societies
Subjects:
occupation
unemployment
neoliberalism
austerity
activation
precarious employment
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/6/3/28

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http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/6/3/28

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