This is a revisitation of an earlier paper on the same topic. shows sharp shift debate towards austerity. The current in Brazilian Civil Procedure revolves around efficiency, legal certainty, and access to justice, not As matter fact, over austerity nonexistent Brazil so far. By expanding justice broader portion society, system increased number cases costs associated with judicial system. But e...

Theorisations of state violence under austerity have been criticised for their imprecision. In response, this article introduces the concept institutional neglect: a specific modality structural violence. We argue that neglect occurs when services deny care to eligible clients. This is normative claim which locates an obligation in body state. Through case studies two local authority-run UK, we...

Drawing on a framework offered by Bauman and literature from disability studies other sociological areas, this article argues that the experience of austerity for disabled people in Sweden is one bureaucratic violence, shaped disablism. The aims to broaden conceptualisation violence include disablist within its purview. It utilises fieldwork data interviews with explore how welfare bureaucracy ...

The ‘Age of Austerity’ has ruptured the social fabric contemporary Britain. Arising from our three-year Life on Breadline project, this article represents first fieldwork-led analysis multidimensional nature austerity-age poverty by academic theologians in UK. analyses impact that austerity had Christian responses to and inequality We draw six ethnographic case studies interview over 120 nation...

Given the current economic climate, it might well be assumed that it is a poor time to advocate greater expenditure on people with mental health needs. With the push to reduce government spending, a strong light is being directed to every corner where cuts might be made and mental health services are not likely to prove exempt. But might there be a case for quite the opposite course. Research s...

We are pleased to present this issue of JEPOP which is a special issue on the topic of how the financial crisis in Europe has changed the electoral politics of some of the most deeply affected countries. We are delighted to welcome on board Pedro C. Magalhães as guest co-editor for this issue. Pedro is principal researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portuga...

complementary and alternative medicine (cam) is frequently used in portugal and it contributes to the improvement of people’s health. cam and western medicine (wm) are taken as complements both in the diagnosis and the treatment stage. the portuguese health system is able to generate certified cam professionals but the provision of cam care and services is not included in the national health sy...

Recent years have been characterized by an economic and financial crisis of global proportions and while the many analyses undertaken are largely able to identify its origins and causes (see, for example, Lewis, 2011), it seems much of the blame lies with the markets. Meanwhile, present austerity and credit control policies are arguably proving to be counterproductive increasing unemployment an...