Emotionally Indebted Governing the Unemployed People in an Affective Economy

Based on qualitative data collected in Denmark and America, the book gives voice to unemployed people to critically discuss both the intended and unintended consequences of active labor market measures, as well as the frequent moral evaluations that surround unemployment. The author explores how une...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pultz, Sabina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Governing Unemployed People Through Technologies of Power and Those of the Self
  • 3. Setting the Scene
  • 4.Governing the Active Jobseeker .-5. The Sticky Shame and What to Do with It .-6.Resisting the Shame and ‘Unemployed by Choice’ .-7. The Intimate Dance of Networking .-8. Unemployment Experiences During Covid-19: A Little Less Blame?