Sacrificial citizens? Activation and retrenchment in Ireland’s political economy

This article provides a critical commentary on Irish activation policy. It is framed with reference to the point made in Pathways to Work 2016–2020 that a key purpose of activation is ‘to help ensure a supply of labour at competitive rates’. It looks at how a tougher work-first activation regime can...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dukelow Fiona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-05-01
Series:Administration
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2021-0013