Description
Plenary address delivered at the Child Poverty Action Group Scotland Welfare Rights conference. Along with presentations by Peter Dwyer (University of York) and Sally Witcher (Inclusion Scotland) it discusses how human dignity might be protected in the UK's social security system.| Period | 10 Jun 2016 |
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| Event title | Child Poverty Action Group Scotland Welfare Rights Conference |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Glasgow, United KingdomShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- dignity
- human dignity
- social rights
- social security
- human rights
- welfare state
- social citizenship
- devolution
- scotland
- social minimum
Documents & Links
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Research output
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"Designed to reduce people... to complete destitution": human dignity in the active welfare state
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Conceptualising dignity in the context of social security: bottom-up and top-down perspectives
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protecting dignity, fighting poverty and promoting social inclusion in devolved social security
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Social security systems based on dignity and respect
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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From principles to practice: social security in the Scottish laboratory of democracy
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Social citizenship in the devolutionary state: a clash of law and politics? Some initial findings
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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“Designed to reduce people… to complete destitution”: human dignity in the active welfare state
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Devolved perspectives on the UK government’s welfare reform agenda: parallel or intertwined journeys? Some initial findings
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The welfare state and devolution: reflections on the 2011-16 mandate
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation