New Theories of Welfare

TONY FITZPATRICK is Reader in Social and Political Theory at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the author of Freedom and Security, Welfare Theory, After the New Social Democracy and co-editor of Environmental Issues and Social Welfare, Environment and Welfare. He is also the principal editor of the forthcoming International Encyclopaedia of Social Policy.

• Preface and AcknowledgementsList of FiguresIntroductionModern Conservatism vs. Social DemocracyThe New RadicalismsAgency, Community & ClassInsecuritiesInformation & SocietyGenes & EnvironmentsSocial Psychologies, Emotions & BodiesGovernance, Crime & SurveillanceCulture & MediaConclusionReferencesIndex.

'Many social policy courses do contain 'theory' modules at levels 2 or 3, and this would be a useful book to support such learning. The potential market for a student text in this area is real. We would be likely to use it here, at least as a secondary text, on one or two of our modules. There is also genuine scope for an international market given the breadth of coverage and the relevance of these debates to policy developments in other advanced countries. Tony Fitzpatrick is a leading authority in the field and should be a good person to produce such a text.' - Professor Pete Alcock, University of Birmingham, UK.