Care, Crisis and Activism: The Politics of Everyday Life

Front Cover -- Care, Crisis And Activism: The Politics Of Everyday Life -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Sticking Plasters And Cotton Wool -- Approaching A Politics Of Everyday Life -- Methodological Background: Researching Crises -- Introducing Case Studies And Methods -- 1 Care, Austerity And The Politics Of Everyday Lives -- Introduction -- Care And Inequalities -- The State, Gender And Care -- Care, The Welfare State And Austerity -- Conclusion -- 2 Citizenship And Community In Times Of Crisis -- Introduction Community, Local Action And The Welfare State: The Third Way -- Local Action And Austerity Governance -- Rethinking Citizenship And The Politics Of Everyday Life -- Vulnerability And Storytelling -- Emotions, Politics And Activism -- Conclusion -- 3 Journeys Into And Through Local Activism Under Austerity -- Introduction -- Approaching Women And Community Action -- I Want To Start Exploring My Life: Trauma And Empowerment Among Migrant Women Activists -- I Always Say The Resident's Association Saved My Life: Neighbourhood Action In Stoke-on-trent -- Neighbourhood Action Under Austerity You Automatically Think, 'how Would I Cope With That?' Empathy And Solidarity In A Community Arts Project -- Conclusion -- 4 Austerity Politics And Infrastructures Of Care: Children's Centre Closures And Activism -- Introduction -- Sure Start Children's Centres: Policy Discourses And The Politics Of Care -- Researching The Politics Of Closures -- Shifting Rationalities Of Care -- Relational Spaces Of Friendships -- Spaces Of Recognition And Safety -- Conclusion -- 5 Small Stories And Political Change: Local Activism Across Time And Space -- Introduction Approaching The Politics Of Storytelling -- Children's Centre Activism: Background -- Representing Care Within The Spaces Of Children's Centre Activism -- Storytelling In Meetings -- Storytelling Beyond The Local -- Evaluating Stories In Court -- Conclusion -- 6 Provisioning In Times Of Crisis -- Introduction -- Home Space And Atmospheres Of Crisis -- New Infrastructures Of Local Care? -- The Everyday Practices And Caring Labour Of Mutual Aid -- Conclusion -- Conclusions: A Politics Of Everyday Life? -- Towards A Politics Of Everyday Life Reflecting On Methods: Listening To The Voice Of Local Activists -- Local Activism And A Politics Of Care: Routes To Citizenship And Empowerment? -- Community And The Atmospheres And Spaces Of Local Action -- Local Action, The Place Of The State And Infrastructures Of Care -- Appendix: Overview Of Research Projects -- References -- Index -- Back Cover Eleanor Jupp. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.