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SUMMARY:Too Scared to Protest? How Workfare Restrains Political Citizenship
DESCRIPTION:Kontakt: elin.lundell@genus.lu.se\n\nWelfare retrenchment and w
 orkfare policies have made it significantly harder for disabled and chroni
 cally ill people to get public support. Whilst a number of studies have ma
 pped the effects on living standards and quality of life for these groups\
 , we suggest that welfare cuts can also have significant effects on how pe
 ople exercise their political rights. As work capability assessments are g
 etting increasingly strict\, people relying on support may fear that polit
 ical engagements will be seen as evidence of work capacity. As a result\, 
 people targeted by cuts may refrain from protesting. Based on interviews w
 ith chronically ill activists and an extensive netography\, we examine how
  sick and disabled activists in Sweden perceive and navigate this risk\, c
 oncluding that stricter assessments of sickness insurance applications inf
 luence the propensity to protest against cuts. In effect\, there is a sign
 ificant risk that groups targeted by cuts are not heard in the social poli
 cy debate.&nbsp\;Mikael Mery Karlsson holds a PhD in Gender Studies from L
 und University and most recently held a postdoctoral position at the Umeå
  Centre for Gender Studies. The presentation at Crip and Queer is based on
  his postdoctoral research.Niklas Altermark is a senior lecturer at the De
 partment of Political Science\, Lund University. His research focuses on t
 he welfare state and its transformation during the last three decades. He 
 has a special interest in disability policy and social insurance systems.A
 ccessibility: The room is accessible for wheelchair users (automatic doors
 \, accessible toilet\, stair lift).Contact:&nbsp\;•&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;Elin Lundell elin.lundell@genus.lu.se&nbsp\;•&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;Irina Schmitt irina.schmitt@genus.lu.se&nbsp\;The Crip &amp\; Quee
 r Seminar series is hosted by the Division of Gender Studies. After the se
 minars\, which are open to students\, staff\, and the general public\, we 
 serve fika in the kitchen on the fourth floor of Gamla Lungkliniken.&nbsp\
 ;Warmly welcome!\n\nMer information om händelsen: https://www.soc.lu.se/e
 venemang/too-scared-protest-how-workfare-restrains-political-citizenship
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LOCATION:Gamla Lungkliniken (House G)\, Room 133
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