I also advocate basic income in Utopia as Method (2013) as a means of
liberating people from useless toil (as opposed to useless work) and
enabling care.
Ruth

On 4 November 2014 12:24, Chris Deeming <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Dear Martin,
>
> I have seen your email to Chris, and hope neither of you mind that I am
> responding to it.
>
> I dealt with the macro-economic arguments for BI in my new book, under
> Article 25 of the Precariat Charter.
>
> Incidentally, as I have argued in the book and in other articles the BI is
> the only feasible policy for giving a real meaning to the right to work.
>
> All the best in your own work.
>
> Guy
>
> Dr Guy Standing,
> Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
> Professor in Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies,
>
> University of London.
>
> Co-President, Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN)
>
> www.basicincome.org
>
>
> Mob: +41 (0)79 647 6379
>
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Website: www.guystanding.com
>
>
> Latest book: A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens (Bloomsbury
> Academic, 2014)
> The Precariat on Facebook
> Indian basic income pilot video
>
>
>
>
> On 3 November 2014 06:03, Martin Watts <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>>
>> I have long argued against BI, because it deals with the symptoms of
>> income insecurity and not the root cause namely the conduct of macroeconomic
>> policy.
>>
>> It boils down to the right to work versus the right to income.
>>
>> BI advocates never explore the consequences for the macroeconomy of the
>> introduction of a BI.
>>
>> We published a paper back in 2005:  Mitchell W.F. and Watts M.J. (2005)
>> 'Comparison of the Macroeconomic Consequences of Basic Income and Job
>> Guarantee Schemes', Rutgers Journal of Law and Urban Policy, 2, 1-24.
>>
>> I followed up with a Conference paper in 2011: Income v Work Guarantees: A
>> Reconsideration.
>>
>> Both are available on request.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Martin Watts
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gavin McGregor
>> Sent: Monday, 3 November 2014 2:16 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Have you considered looking at Universal Basic Income? Or Citizen's Income
>> as I think the Green Party terms it.
>>
>> Gavin McGregor
>>
>> On 30/10/2014 12:24, Orton, Michael wrote:
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about
>> > which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>> >
>> > Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
>> > socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
>> > income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report -
>> > /Something's not right: insecurity and an anxious nation/ -- which
>> > identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the
>> > UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be
>> > easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying
>> > solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas
>> > would be greatly welcomed.
>> > The key questions is:
>> >
>> > /Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
>> > socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
>> > ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in
>> > themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies
>> > would you suggest meet these criteria?/ Regards, Michael
>> >
>> > Dr. Michael Orton
>> > Institute for Employment Research
>> > University of Warwick
>> >
>> > /http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton//
>> >
>> >
>>
>> ___________________________________________
>>
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>> Subject: SOCIAL-POLICY Digest - 30 Oct 2014 to 31 Oct 2014 (#2014-218)
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>> There are 10 messages totaling 3880 lines in this issue.
>>
>> Topics of the day:
>>
>>   1. How can the law be expected to cope with 'Superdiversity?' - Ralph
>> Grillo
>>      19 November
>>   2. Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) to seek new Director
>>   3. Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity! (5)
>>   4. Peter Townsend Memorial Prize
>>   5. FW: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>   6. Preliminary announcement: Understanding conflict: Research, ideas and
>>      responses to security threats
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:32:07 +0000
>> From:    Ann Bolstridge <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: How can the law be expected to cope with 'Superdiversity?' -
>> Ralph Grillo 19 November
>>
>> All are welcome at this seminar from Ralph Grillo from the University of
>> Sussex, to be held on 19 November 2014 from 1.00 to 2.30 pm, Room 429: 4th
>> Floor (West), Muirhead Tower Synopsis Contemporary European societies are
>> all in varying degree multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, and 'superdiversity'
>> (or rather, 'super-diversification') in its various guises is a powerful way
>> of characterising the processes through which that situation has arisen.
>> Currently however, there is widespread, acrimonious debate about diversity
>> (especially cultural and religious diversity) and its limits, as may be
>> observed in the media, in parliaments, in policy initiatives at local,
>> national and international levels, and in the daily preoccupations of, for
>> instance, social workers and teachers. The courts too, are among the
>> institutions which must confront different beliefs and practices and their
>> possible 'accommodation'. Although in the past (and still to some extent),
>> class and regional affiliation (Irish, Scots, Welsh), along with affiliation
>> to religions such as Catholicism and Judaism, were associated with the
>> cultural differences with which the courts were confronted, it is cultural
>> and religious diversity (as well as perhaps 'racial' identity) associated
>> with people of migrant or refugee origin (especially, but not only,
>> Muslims), that is seemingly most problematic.
>> What has been the recent British perspective on the multiplicity of
>> 'other' religious beliefs and practices which may enter into cases which
>> come before the courts? What space is there for accommodation? What are its
>> limits? And how are those limits determined?
>> Registration
>> To register for this seminar, please contact Ann Bolstridge,
>> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
>>
>>
>> Ann Bolstridge
>> IRiS Manager
>> Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) Room 649, Muirhead Tower
>> University of Birmingham
>> Tel: 0121 414 4967
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:55:51 +0000
>> From:    Martin Powell <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) to seek new Director
>>
>> With apologies for cross posting
>>
>> Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) to seek new Director
>>
>> Having served as Director since 2008, HSMC's Jon Glasby is taking up a new
>> role as Head of the School of Social Policy from 1st August 2015.  This
>> means he'll continue to have overall responsibility for HSMC, but alongside
>> the University's social policy and social work department and a series of
>> research centres around wealth/poverty, the role of the third sector,
>> working with families, and issues of diversity and migration.  HSMC will
>> therefore be recruiting a new Director, and we're looking for someone able
>> to embody our commitment to 'rigour and relevance', to maintain and develop
>> our national and international networks, and to continue to develop our
>> expertise around research, teaching, consultancy and policy.
>>
>> Ideally we are seeking someone with an academic pedigree within the fields
>> of, for example, health policy, health management or leadership development
>> - but who is also capable of working with senior policy makers and leading a
>> group of highly motivated staff. The appointee should also strengthen the
>> research and policy capability of HSMC and bring in funding on the basis of
>> existing reputation.
>>
>> For further information, please contact
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>>
>> Full details of this post can be found on the University's vacancies
>> website<https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTQxNzc2NyZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT03Njcmb3duZXI9NTAzMjUyMSZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZicmFuZF9pZD0wJnBvc3RpbmdfY29kZT0xMTcmcmVxc2lnPTE0MTQ0MTc2MzctYTI0MzEyMmVmY2RhZTUzMDU2MTM3MDVkZDIwNWU2ZmE5MmNlY2M0Yw==>.
>>
>>
>> Professor Martin Powell
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>> University of Birmingham
>> Park House
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>>
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>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:49:04 +0000
>> From:    Jane Millar <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> Universal child benefit, at increased level.
>>
>> Not new, but it would be effective ....
>>
>> Jane
>>
>>
>> On 30/10/2014 12:24, Orton, Michael wrote:
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about
>> > which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>> >
>> > Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
>> > socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
>> > income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report -
>> > /Something's not right: insecurity and an anxious nation/ -- which
>> > identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the
>> > UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be
>> > easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying
>> > solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas
>> > would be greatly welcomed.
>> > The key questions is:
>> >
>> > /Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
>> > socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
>> > ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in
>> > themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies
>> > would you suggest meet these criteria?/ Regards, Michael
>> >
>> > Dr. Michael Orton
>> > Institute for Employment Research
>> > University of Warwick
>> >
>> > /http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton//
>> >
>> >
>>
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>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:28:56 +0000
>> From:    "O'Connor, Julia S" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Hi Michael
>> I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the need
>> to stress quality of employment and a living wage.   Precarious employment
>> is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Julia
>>
>>
>> J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
>>
>> Professor of Social Policy
>>
>> Institute for Research in Social Sciences
>>
>> University of Ulster
>>
>> email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Orton, Michael
>> [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: 30 October 2014 12:24
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about which I
>> would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>>
>> Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
>> socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
>> income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something's
>> not right: insecurity and an anxious nation - which identifies the extent
>> and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and
>> critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive
>> ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is
>> Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
>>
>> The key questions is:
>>
>> Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
>> socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
>> ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves
>> and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest
>> meet these criteria?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> Dr. Michael Orton
>> Institute for Employment Research
>> University of Warwick
>>
>> http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
>>
>>
>>
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:33:22 +0000
>> From:    Martin Watts <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> A Job Guarantee is precisely that. It is not precarious. It is not a Work
>> for the Dole scheme. Such Jobs are paid the minimum wage for good economic
>> reasons, which I won't state at the moment. The minimum wage should be a
>> living wage for its recipient & regularly adjusted, as in Australia, but
>> unlike the USA.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Martin
>>
>> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of O'Connor, Julia S
>> Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2014 2:29 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Hi Michael
>> I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the need
>> to stress quality of employment and a living wage.   Precarious employment
>> is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Julia
>>
>>
>> J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
>>
>> Professor of Social Policy
>>
>> Institute for Research in Social Sciences
>>
>> University of Ulster
>>
>> email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Orton, Michael
>> [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: 30 October 2014 12:24
>> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about which I
>> would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>>
>> Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
>> socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
>> income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something's
>> not right: insecurity and an anxious nation - which identifies the extent
>> and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and
>> critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive
>> ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is
>> Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
>>
>> The key questions is:
>>
>> Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
>> socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
>> ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves
>> and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest
>> meet these criteria?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> Dr. Michael Orton
>> Institute for Employment Research
>> University of Warwick
>>
>> http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:02:12 +0000
>> From:    Jonathan Bradshaw <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Peter Townsend Memorial Prize
>>
>> The call for nominations is posted on the British Academy website here
>> http://www.britac.ac.uk/about/medals/Peter_Townsend_Prize.cfm
>>
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:40:42 +0000
>> From:    Jenny Morris <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Living Wage and real workplace democracy.
>>
>> On 31 Oct 2014, at 15:33, Martin Watts <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > A Job Guarantee is precisely that. It is not precarious. It is not a
>> > Work for the Dole scheme. Such Jobs are paid the minimum wage for good
>> > economic reasons, which I won't state at the moment. The minimum wage should
>> > be a living wage for its recipient & regularly adjusted, as in Australia,
>> > but unlike the USA.
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> > Martin
>> >
>> > From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of O'Connor, Julia S
>> > Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2014 2:29 AM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>> >
>> > Hi Michael
>> > I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the
>> > need to stress quality of employment and a living wage.   Precarious
>> > employment is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Julia
>> >
>> > J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
>> > Professor of Social Policy
>> > Institute for Research in Social Sciences University of Ulster
>> > email: [log in to unmask]
>> > From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> > [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Orton, Michael
>> > [[log in to unmask]]
>> > Sent: 30 October 2014 12:24
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>> >
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about which
>> > I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>> >
>> > Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
>> > socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
>> > income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something's
>> > not right: insecurity and an anxious nation - which identifies the extent
>> > and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and
>> > critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive
>> > ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is
>> > Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
>> >
>> > The key questions is:
>> >
>> > Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
>> > socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
>> > ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves
>> > and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest
>> > meet these criteria?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> >
>> > Michael
>> >
>> >
>> > Dr. Michael Orton
>> > Institute for Employment Research
>> > University of Warwick
>> >
>> > http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely
>> > for the use of the addressee and may contain information which is
>> > covered by legal, professional or other privilege. If you have
>> > received this email in error please notify the system manager
>> > [log in to unmask] and delete this email immediately. Any views
>> > or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
>> > necessarily represent those of the University of Ulster. The
>> > University's computer systems may be monitored and communications
>> > carried out on them may be recorded to secure the effective operation
>> > of the system and for other lawful purposes. The University of Ulster
>> > does not guarantee that this email or any attachments are free from
>> > viruses or 100% secure. Unless expressly stated in the body of a
>> > separate attachment, the text of email is not intended to form a
>> > binding contract. Correspondence to and from the University may be
>> > subject to requests for disclosure by 3rd parties under relevant
>> > legislation. The University of Ulster was founded by Royal Charter in
>> > 1984 and is registered with company number RC000726 and VAT registered
>> > number GB672390524.The primary contact address for the University of
>> > Ulster in Northern Ireland is,Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry
>> > BT52 1SA
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:30:32 +0000
>> From:    Ann Lavan <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> For information.
>>
>> Nolan, B., W. Salverda, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I.G. Tóth and H.
>> van de Werfhorst, eds. (2013). Changing Inequalities and Societal Impacts in
>> Rich Countries: Thirty Countries' Experiences, Oxford: Oxford University
>> Press.
>>
>>
>> Whelan, C.T., B. Nolan and B. Maître (2014). "Multidimensional poverty
>> measurement in Europe: An application of the adjusted headcount approach",
>> Journal of European Social Policy, 24 (2), 183-197.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On 31 Oct 2014, at 16:40, Jenny Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Living Wage and real workplace democracy.
>> >
>> >> On 31 Oct 2014, at 15:33, Martin Watts <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> A Job Guarantee is precisely that. It is not precarious. It is not a
>> >> Work for the Dole scheme. Such Jobs are paid the minimum wage for good
>> >> economic reasons, which I won't state at the moment. The minimum wage should
>> >> be a living wage for its recipient & regularly adjusted, as in Australia,
>> >> but unlike the USA.
>> >>
>> >> Kind regards
>> >> Martin
>> >>
>> >> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of O'Connor, Julia S
>> >> Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2014 2:29 AM
>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>> >>
>> >> Hi Michael
>> >> I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the
>> >> need to stress quality of employment and a living wage.   Precarious
>> >> employment is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Julia
>> >>
>> >> J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
>> >> Professor of Social Policy
>> >> Institute for Research in Social Sciences University of Ulster
>> >> email: [log in to unmask]
>> >> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> >> [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Orton, Michael
>> >> [[log in to unmask]]
>> >> Sent: 30 October 2014 12:24
>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>> >>
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about
>> >> which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>> >>
>> >> Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
>> >> socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
>> >> income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something's
>> >> not right: insecurity and an anxious nation - which identifies the extent
>> >> and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and
>> >> critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive
>> >> ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is
>> >> Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
>> >>
>> >> The key questions is:
>> >>
>> >> Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
>> >> socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
>> >> ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves
>> >> and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest
>> >> meet these criteria?
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Michael
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Dr. Michael Orton
>> >> Institute for Employment Research
>> >> University of Warwick
>> >>
>> >> http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> ------------------------------
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>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:08:22 +0000
>> From:    John Veit-Wilson <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: FW: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Isn't one of the << ambitious signature policies which achieve significant
>> change in themselves and also clearly signal a new direction >> to combat
>> economic insecurity  which Michael asks for, the use of the contributory
>> insurance principle that when in work one pays premiums and when out of work
>> [for various reasons] one has an individual right to  adequate benefit, not
>> dependent on  number of contributions, official discretion, judgement of
>> deserts, household income etc ?
>>
>> It's an expression of the key value of Solidarity which is getting
>> overlooked in these days of treating everything as individualised,
>> especially but by no means only by the right wing ideologies. Even the left
>> is often sucked into the personalised discourse instead of constantly
>> reiterating the structural basis of so many social evils which therefore
>> demand solidaristic solutions, including socio-economic insecurities --
>> hence the emphasis across the ideological board on e g people gaining
>> personal job skills rather than on the living wage and job training and
>> security even for the most menial but necessary jobs: lav cleaning is more
>> important for public health than fiddling the libor. And don't forget
>> Equality when we talk about wages, but they all talk about abstract Freedom
>> [to enter the market and make free choices?] so that needs less emphasis
>> than Solidarity now does again.
>>
>>  Yes, it's a return to Beveridge 's principles [not necessarily his faults
>> tho'] but by heavens it's new to the thinking of governments for some time.
>> And it's fully in line with government [I include Blairite as well as
>> neolib] thinking in the use of highly commended insurance self-sufficiency.
>> The only difference is that risk sharing would be across populations because
>> they all affected by economic insecurity now [Guy Standing's precariat is
>> the whole of the employed population selling its labour power, mental as
>> well as physical, so we are all proletarians now  by contrast with the
>> capitalists who do not need to earn anything because they live comfortably
>> on their dividends, like the entire cabinet].
>>
>> The security is the predictability of and right to adequate  benefit if
>> the contingency occurs, something lacking at present. I could elaborate [so
>> could you] but this is so basic I hope it will get mentioned. In social
>> policy we don't always need eye-catching novelties but things that we know
>> work which may have been abandoned for ideological reasons and which Compass
>> ought to be promoting again, if nothing else at least as expressions of the
>> basic social democratic values of the good society since the time of the
>> Enlightenment.
>>
>> John  VW .
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> From Professor John Veit-Wilson
>> Newcastle University GPS -- Sociology
>> Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England.
>> email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> Telephone 0044[0]191-208-7498.
>>
>> www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/j.veit-wilson<http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/j.veit-wilson>/
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Orton, Michael
>> Sent: 30 October 2014 12:25
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:49:46 +0000
>> From:    David Miller <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Preliminary announcement: Understanding conflict: Research, ideas
>> and responses to security threats
>>
>>
>>
>> CALL FOR PAPERS
>> Understanding Conflict: Research, ideas and responses to security threats
>>
>> University of Bath 8 - 11 June 2015
>>
>> Conflict defines the contemporary era. The attacks of 9/11 still cast a
>> long shadow over foreign and domestic policy agendas in the UK and many
>> other countries.  The 2001 attacks led to the launch of the 'Global War on
>> Terror', with invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as a host of other
>> military interventions by NATO powers.
>>
>> The impact of these interventions have been more complex and widespread
>> than most supporters or opponents anticipated. Instability and conflict in
>> the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa have been part of the legacy, with
>> the tragedies of Afghanistan, Gaza, Iraq and Syria of particular note.  The
>> 'Global War on Terror' also saw the creation of worldwide networks of
>> 'extraordinary rendition', with the attendant questions of human rights
>> abuses and torture, whilst sweeping changes to security policies have
>> impacted on everyday life and civil liberties.
>>
>> The various ramifications of the 'Global War on Terror' have challenged
>> the status of a variety of ethnic minorities, including Muslims and Jews,
>> and raised important questions about identity and belonging, and over
>> whether there is a 'clash of civilisations'. The rise of right wing populism
>> in the context of widespread controversy over migration has changed the
>> political landscape with the rise of UKIP in the UK, and the radical right
>> and anti Muslim parties across Europe. On the streets, the English Defence
>> League has been but a local element of an international 'counterjihad'
>> movement.  Meanwhile, the Israel-Palestine question has come to renewed
>> prominence as campaigns for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions and Israeli
>> attacks on the Occupied Territories interact.
>>
>> The Understanding Conflict conference seeks to address important questions
>> about conflict in the contemporary world and to interrogate the role of
>> research and advocacy in understanding and responding to it.  The conference
>> is organised around five major themes.
>>
>> 1.     Expertise and knowledge about terrorism.
>>
>> This strand will focus on the production of ideas about terrorism:
>>
>>
>> What ideas and theories can give us insight to understanding terrorism?
>> How do academic research institutes and think tanks engage in knowledge
>> production about terrorism and conflict?
>> What role do neoconservative, pro-Israel and Islamophobic campaign groups
>> play in influencing public debate, policy and practice?
>> What is the role of the military, intelligence and policing agencies, or
>> civil servants and politicians?
>> Is there such a thing as an expert in terrorism? How and why do
>> 'charlatans' gain prominence and in which domains?
>> How is expertise in terrorism funded?  What accountability is there in
>> such funds?
>>
>> 2.   Islamophobia, racism and the counterjihad
>>
>>
>> What is meant by the term Islamophobia? How well does it explain
>> anti-Muslim racism?
>> How and why has the security of Muslim communities in the West been
>> threatened by the 'Global War on Terror'?
>> How have official counter-radicalisation policies, neoconservatism, and
>> the Israel Palestine question affected the status of Muslims in the West?
>> How has the politics of the 'Global War on Terror' shaped racialisation
>> processes?
>> How should we understand the new right wing anti-Muslim movements such as
>> the counterjihad movement?
>>
>> 3.    Conflict, terrorism and governance
>>
>> Understanding armed conflict and political violence requires focused
>> social scientific attention. This strand focuses on how we understand and
>> research political violence and 'terrorism':
>>
>>
>> How do we define 'terror' and 'state terrorism'?
>> How are boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate violence drawn?
>> What is the legacy of past conflicts in shaping the dynamics of conflict
>> today?
>> How have techniques of governance, and indeed the concept of governance
>> itself, shaped or changed how we deal with conflict today?
>> What role do digital technologies play?
>>
>> 4.    Propaganda to Twitter revolutions: How should we think about
>> organised persuasive communication?
>>
>> The study of 'propaganda' has declined in the top communication journals.
>> But work on organisational persuasive communication has expanded, especially
>> in relation to conflict in society. This strand examines the use of
>> organised persuasive communication by participants engaged in conflict:
>>
>>
>> Is 'propaganda' a useful term today
>> How can the history of organised persuasive communication help us to
>> understand contemporary conflict?
>> Propaganda and persuasive communications are often thought of as matters
>> of discourse and consent separate from 'kinetic' power.  Is this justified?
>> Should theories of organised persuasive communication also be able to
>> explain coercive and non-consensual aspects of communications?
>> How does work on the 'new media ecology' or 'framing' analysis help or
>> hinder understanding of organised persuasive communication?
>> What is the role of intelligence agencies in contemporary propaganda
>> campaigns?
>> How is the inherent uncertainty of intelligence reports used by
>> politicians and others in communicative campaigns, and with what outcomes
>> Does the advent of the internet and instantaneous communications mean the
>> end of secrecy? Can publics and politicians now form accurate views on what
>> is done in their name, and for their protection?
>> The case of WMD in Iraq and the alleged connection of the Iraqi regime
>> with al Qaeda are touchstone examples of what is held to be wrong with
>> government communications. What other cases can be examined and with what
>> consequence?
>>
>> 5.    Researching conflict: Ethics, funding and research partnerships from
>> Camelot to Minerva and beyond.
>>
>>
>> What are the ethical issues faced in empirical research on conflict and
>> terrorism?
>> Do researchers put themselves at risk in studying such matters? How does
>> society benefit, if at all?
>> What are the lessons to be learnt from well known incidents like Project
>> Camelot, or more recent problems in the relationship between research
>> sponsors, researchers and the researched?
>> In what circumstances should academic researchers collaborate with
>> government agencies or opposition groups?
>> What methods can be used to study terrorism?
>> Are new methods opening up new possibilities?  How do digital methods,
>> social media, big data and social network affecting the study of terrorism
>> and political violence?
>>
>> Proposals for papers, panels and workshops are welcome from academics,
>> independent scholars, policy actors, journalists and advocacy groups. We
>> especially welcome collaborative sessions involving policy, media or NGO
>> participants.
>>
>> A number of publications are planned to come from the conference.  Please
>> indicate if you do not wish your paper to be considered for subsequent
>> publication.
>>
>> The conference will be held at the University of Bath, Claverton Down,
>> Bath.
>>
>> Please email abstracts of no more than 300 words to
>> [log in to unmask] by 31st January 2015.
>>
>> Deadline for Submissions:                                   31st January
>> 2015
>>
>> Submissions by email to:
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>
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