Austerity and the Reconfiguration of the Welfare State
Austerity, as a political response to economic crisis, has reshaped and redefined the role and purpose of British social and public policies, moving the centre of gravity of the welfare state from social welfare to corporate welfare. And the politics and economics of Brexit is cementing the transformation.

This paper traces the journey and reconfiguration of the British welfare state over the past decade. Drawing on political economy perspectives, it highlights and examines the impact of economic and political crisis on the welfare state and ask what hope there is for progressive social policies in a post-Brexit age.
Date: 23 January 2020, 16:15
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: Violet Butler Room
Speakers: Speaker to be announced
Organising department: Department of Social Policy and Intervention
Organiser contact email address: events@spi.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Austerity and Beyond? Oxford Institute of Social Policy Hilary Term seminar series
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Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Ruth Moore