This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Lloyd, L. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Call us carers: Limitations and risks in campaigning for recognition and exclusivity

University of Bristol

This article comments on the current campaign by carers’ organizations for the title of carer to be used exclusively in connection with unpaid caring. This campaign is analysed in the context of recent developments in policies on unpaid caring and broader debates concerning recognition campaigns, identity and solidarity with others. It is argued that success for carers in terms of securing better benefits and services has been partial and limited and that there are problems in linking demands for recognition with demands for improved material conditions. It is also argued that this particular campaign is likely to prove counterproductive, not only for carers but also for others in caring relationships, including paid carers and people in need of support.

Key Words: campaigning • carers • recognition • solidarity

Critical Social Policy, Vol. 26, No. 4, 945-960 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306068489


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				H. M. Dahl New Public Management, care and struggles about recognition Critical Social Policy, November 1, 2009; 29(4): 634 - 654. [Abstract] [PDF]