Ten Aristotle on the front line
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Emilie Whitaker
Abstract
This chapter outlines how Aristotle’s concept of ‘phronesis’ has gained traction as an analytical concept for research in recent years, particularly in areas of social policy most concerned with the professions of social work, education and medicine. It firstly outlines Aristotle’s concept of ‘phronesis’ or ‘practical wisdom’. It then considers why research in the sociology of organisational life has been useful in the application of the concept of phronesis. Finally it uses personalisation as a lens to view phronesis within the context of social work practice where practical wisdom as a category for analysis can be identified as arising from the interactions of social workers.
Abstract
This chapter outlines how Aristotle’s concept of ‘phronesis’ has gained traction as an analytical concept for research in recent years, particularly in areas of social policy most concerned with the professions of social work, education and medicine. It firstly outlines Aristotle’s concept of ‘phronesis’ or ‘practical wisdom’. It then considers why research in the sociology of organisational life has been useful in the application of the concept of phronesis. Finally it uses personalisation as a lens to view phronesis within the context of social work practice where practical wisdom as a category for analysis can be identified as arising from the interactions of social workers.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of figures and tables v
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
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The British welfare state
- Economic crisis, work–life balance and class 11
- Towards a fairer pension system for women? Assessing the impact of recent pension changes on women 29
- Warehouse, marketise, shelter, juridify: on the political economy and governance of extending school participation in England 47
- The political economy of taxation in the 21st-century UK 65
- Occupational and fiscal welfare in times of crisis 85
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The Social Policy Association Conference 2013
- Better to satisfy the coroner than the auditor: social policy delivery in challenging times 103
- Social Impact Bonds: shifting the boundaries of citizenship 119
- Creating a legacy of long-term indebtedness: the toxic impact of payday loans in Wolverhampton 137
- No future to risk? The impact of economic crises and austerity on young people at the margins of European employment and welfare settings 155
- Aristotle on the front line 181
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Towards integrated services? The integration of social policies and other policy domains
- Integration of social and labour market policy institutions: towards more control and responsiveness? 201
- Decentralised integration of social policy domains 221
- Rescaling inequality? Welfare reform and local variation in social assistance payments 239
- The competition–collaboration dilemma: the perverse effects of mixed service integration policy approaches in Queensland 259
- Developing integration of health and social care in England 279
- Index 295
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of figures and tables v
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
-
The British welfare state
- Economic crisis, work–life balance and class 11
- Towards a fairer pension system for women? Assessing the impact of recent pension changes on women 29
- Warehouse, marketise, shelter, juridify: on the political economy and governance of extending school participation in England 47
- The political economy of taxation in the 21st-century UK 65
- Occupational and fiscal welfare in times of crisis 85
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The Social Policy Association Conference 2013
- Better to satisfy the coroner than the auditor: social policy delivery in challenging times 103
- Social Impact Bonds: shifting the boundaries of citizenship 119
- Creating a legacy of long-term indebtedness: the toxic impact of payday loans in Wolverhampton 137
- No future to risk? The impact of economic crises and austerity on young people at the margins of European employment and welfare settings 155
- Aristotle on the front line 181
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Towards integrated services? The integration of social policies and other policy domains
- Integration of social and labour market policy institutions: towards more control and responsiveness? 201
- Decentralised integration of social policy domains 221
- Rescaling inequality? Welfare reform and local variation in social assistance payments 239
- The competition–collaboration dilemma: the perverse effects of mixed service integration policy approaches in Queensland 259
- Developing integration of health and social care in England 279
- Index 295
