De-Professionalism and Austerity

Nigel Malin holds degrees from the Universities of Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield and the West of Scotland. Previously he has held full-time teaching and research posts at the Universities of Sunderland, Derby, Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, including two Professorships and one Readership. He is author/co-author of ten books, including Professionalism, Boundaries and Workplace (Routledge, 1999), Key Concepts and Debates in Health and Social Policy (Open University Press, 2002), Evaluating Sure Start (Whiting & Birch, 2012) and Community Care For Nurses And the Caring Professions (Open University Press, 1999). Since 2014 he has been Editor of Social Work & Social Sciences Review: An International Journal of Applied Research and since 2015 Associate Editor for the British Journal of Learning Disabilities. He currently lives in Sheffield and is undertaking research on the topic of professionalism and identity.

• Part 1: Policy Background and ConceptsAusterity as a UK Policy Context on the Early Twenty-First CenturyNeo-Liberalism as an Ideology, an Elite Project and its Impact on AusterityPublic Services, the UK Economy and the Brexit DebatePart 2: Theoretical Frameworks and Ideology: Professionalism and De-ProfessionalismPerspectives used in Studying Professions: Sociology and Social PhilosophyPerspectives used in Studying Professions: Social Policy and Public AdministrationDe-Professionalism: An Analytical Framework Part 3: De-Professionalism in the Public Sector: Output IndicatorsThe Impact of Service Cutbacks, Job Insecurity and GlobalisationDe-Professionalism as Defined by Services Deemed ‘Unconventional’, ‘Under-Performing’ or ‘Ineffectual’Professional Training Programmes: Financial Cuts and Content CritiquePart 4: De-Professionalism in The Public Sector: Subjective or Experiential IndicatorsA Demoralisation or Disparagement of the Workforce?Professional Abuse of Power: Discreditation or a Lowering of ProductivityConclusion: Professionals as Entrepreneurs in an Age of Austerity

“An optimistic and authoritative study. After the austerity years and the madness of Brexit, we should expect a much better more professional public sector future. This book tells us why.” Danny Dorling, University of Oxford