Social Citizenship in an Age of Welfare Regionalism

The State of the Social Union
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5099-4645-7
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 319 g

This book presents a socio-legal examination of national and devolved-level developments in social protection in the UK, through the eyes of politicians and officials at the heart of this process.

Since its inception in 1998, devolution has altered the character of the UK welfare state, with dramatic change in the 10 years since 2010. A decade of austerity at national level has exposed diverging view in how governments in London, Edinburgh and Belfast view the social rights of citizenship. This political divide has implications for both social security law, as the devolved countries begin to flex their muscles in this key area for citizens' economic welfare, and the constitutional settlement.

The book reflects on the impact of austerity, the referendum on Scottish independence and subsequent changes to the devolution settlement, Northern Ireland's hesitant moves away from parity with Westminster in social protection, withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit), and the possible retreat from austerity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The social union may or may not be weakening; its character is unquestionably changing, and the book lays bare the ideological and pragmatic considerations driving legal developments. TH Marshall's theory of citizenship provides the lens through which these processes are viewed, while itself being reinterpreted in light of the national government's increasing delegation of responsibility for social rights - whether to individuals, the voluntary sector or lower tiers of government.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simpson, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Social Citizenship in an Age of Welfare Regionalism

Introduction

Social Citizenship

Social Security and Multi-level Governance

The Social Union and Welfare Regionalism

Enter Coronavirus
A Socio-legal Study of Social Citizenship

Structure of the Book

2. A Socio-legal Perspective on Social Citizenship

Introduction

Marshall's Theory of Citizenship: From Civil Rights to a 'Right to Welfare'

Sources of Rights: Why Citizenship?

On the Nature and Enforceability of Social Rights

Conclusion

3. Social Citizenship and Multi-level Governance

Introduction

Social Citizenship and Multi-level Governance

The Welfare State in the UK's Devolution Settlement

Towards Devolved Approaches to Social Security

Conclusion

4. Twenty-first-century Welfare and the UK Model of Social Citizenship

Introduction

The Legislative Development of the Twenty-first-century Welfare State

Implications for Social Citizenship

Social Citizenship in a Pandemic

Conclusion

5. Constructing Devolved Social Citizenships: Divergence from the UK Model of Social Security

Introduction

A Devolved-level Vision for Social Citizenship?

Developing Social Security Policy and Systems

Divergence in Devolved Social Security Benefits

Administration, Service Delivery and Culture

Conclusion

6. Rights and 'Fairness' in UK and Devolved Social Citizenships

Introduction

Human Rights and UK Social Security

Human Rights in Devolved Social Security

Fairness - To Whom?

Conclusion

7. The Foundations of Devolved Social Citizenships

Introduction

Socio-economic Factors

Ideological Factors

Institutional Factors

Conclusion

8. Social Citizenship and the Constitutional Future of the UK: Welfare Unionism, Nationalism and Regionalism

Introduction

Which Nation?

National Identity as Ideological Identity

Welfare Unionism, Nationalism and Regionalism

An 'Enduring Settlement' Achieved?

Conclusion

9. Towards Devolved Social Citizenships: How Far Have We Come and Where Are We Going?

Introduction

Scotland: From Principles to Practice

Northern Ireland: Commitment to Parity Wanes, the Practice of Parity Remains
Forces for Parity

Policy Learning between Northern Ireland and Scotland

Conclusion

10. Conclusion: The State of the Social Union

Introduction

Trajectories in Social Citizenship(s)

A Vision for Social Citizenship - Or Visions for Social Citizenships?

Still a UK Social Security System?

The Social Union and the Political Union

Marshall's Theory of Citizenship in a Regionalised Welfare State

Reflections

Über Autor(innen)

Simpson, Mark
Mark Simpson is Lecturer in Law at Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry (UK). His interdisciplinary research on social citizenship and devolution commenced in 2012 and has resulted in numerous publications in leading socio-legal, human rights law and social policy journals as well as awards from funders including the British Academy, Equality and Human Rights Commission and Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Mark is also a member of the Scottish Commission on Social Security, which provides independent, expert scrutiny of devolved social security legislation and delivery in Scotland.

Mark Simpson is Lecturer in Law at Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UK.