In this chapter I explore experiences of local activism among diverse women, with a focus on
care, the lifecourse and the self, as part of the patternings of the politics of everyday life I am …

Geographers are beginning to more fully consider the ways in which austerity can be
encountered at and across a range of social spaces, with growing interest in how austerity …

This article argues for the centrality of the home in understanding both the impacts of
'austerity'in the UK and potential activist responses. The article focuses on gendered forms …

This chapter continues the themes of the previous chapter, but with a focus on how the
issues discussed, of gendered dynamics of care in society, social welfare and conditions of …

What kinds of care are being offered or withdrawn by the welfare state? What does this
mean for the caring practices and interventions of local activists? Shedding new light on …

This thesis investigates the temporalities of care in feminist political organising, with a focus
on abolitionist, anti-capitalist, and anti-border feminist activism. Through qualitative research …

This chapter considers a politics of care, firstly via a discussion of care ethics and
conceptualisations of care in broad terms, before moving on to consider care and …

This chapter will consider expressions of citizenship, or political subjectivity, as they might
emerge during local protests against the closure of Sure Start Children's Centres in England …

This book has presented the voices and experiences of local activists and community actors
of different kinds, working in diverse settings, and with different orientations towards their …

In the context of shifting public expenditure and related cuts to public services, the Voluntary
Sector (VS) has been given a prominent role in the organisation of social care. Government …