The Politics of Wellbeing: Theory, Policy and Practice

The Politics of Wellbeing: Theory, Policy and Practice
ISBN-10
3319583948
ISBN-13
9783319583945
Category
Political Science
Pages
310
Language
English
Published
2018-07-04
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Karen Scott, Ian Bache

Description

This volume is the first collection in the field of wellbeing studies that places politics centre stage. Through a combination of intellectual inquiry, empirically-grounded research, and investigation across different settings, this book aims to provide fresh insights and develop new lenses through which to understand the rise and significance of the wellbeing agenda. Divided into three parts, it considers how to define wellbeing for public policy; the prospects for wellbeing as a force for political change; and the link between policy agendas and the everyday lives of people. The book explores the key political issues of power, democracy, and the legitimacy of wellbeing evidence in a range of settings – international, national and subnational/substate. The volume will appeal to wellbeing and politics scholars, as well as students and general readers with an interest in these new political agendas.

Similar books