Austerity

Austerity offers an analysis of the theoretical foundations of austerity, its political implications and its social consequences, presenting an overview of its impacts, the human cost of fiscal austerity, its consequences on the welfare system, social unrest, crime and global social justice, as well as on public health outcomes.

Bruno De Oliveira is Lecturer in Psychology at Chichester University, UK. His work is shaped by critical community psychology and is focused on participation, challenging frames of power, understanding poverty, and wellbeing.

1. Austerity: A Brief Introduction 2. Theoretical Underpinning of Austerity 3. Austerity-led Social Policy 4. Social Inequalities and Austerity 5. Austerity: Demonisation of the Vulnerable 6. The Future of Austerity: Austerity Never Again 7. Conclusion