Conclusion: The State Women are Now In
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Vicki Dabrowski
Abstract
The concluding chapter reviews the central themes from this book and discusses their implications for the role of the state in continuing to reproduce and legitimize gendered state violence. It mentions the symbiotic relationship between austerity as a gendered state project and its gendered social effects. The chapter also recounts the multiple ways in which austerity is produced and legitimized by the state, and situated austerity within its historical context. It then recalls the interviews and group discussions with 61 women from diverse backgrounds in Leeds, London and Brighton during 2014 and 2015 and how austerity was experienced and articulated in their everyday lives. These discussions thus raise speculative questions about the human complexity of the imposition of austerity and the long-term political and social consequences of creating a generation which has been led to suppose that austerity is somehow essential.
Abstract
The concluding chapter reviews the central themes from this book and discusses their implications for the role of the state in continuing to reproduce and legitimize gendered state violence. It mentions the symbiotic relationship between austerity as a gendered state project and its gendered social effects. The chapter also recounts the multiple ways in which austerity is produced and legitimized by the state, and situated austerity within its historical context. It then recalls the interviews and group discussions with 61 women from diverse backgrounds in Leeds, London and Brighton during 2014 and 2015 and how austerity was experienced and articulated in their everyday lives. These discussions thus raise speculative questions about the human complexity of the imposition of austerity and the long-term political and social consequences of creating a generation which has been led to suppose that austerity is somehow essential.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- About the Author viii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Series Editors’ Preface xi
- Introduction 1
- The Political Project of Austerity 21
- Living In and With Austerity 47
- Navigating Through Austerity 69
- Austerity Talk 89
- Austerity and Feminism(s) 113
- Austerity Future(s)? 137
- Conclusion: The State Women are Now In 155
- Notes 161
- References 167
- Index 189
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- About the Author viii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Series Editors’ Preface xi
- Introduction 1
- The Political Project of Austerity 21
- Living In and With Austerity 47
- Navigating Through Austerity 69
- Austerity Talk 89
- Austerity and Feminism(s) 113
- Austerity Future(s)? 137
- Conclusion: The State Women are Now In 155
- Notes 161
- References 167
- Index 189
