TY - JOUR
T1 - The powerful pull of policy targeting
T2 - examining residualisation in Australia
AU - Carey, Gemma
AU - McLoughlin, Pauline
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/3/14
Y1 - 2016/3/14
N2 - Increasingly, researchers are arguing that there is a need to ‘act universally’ in order to address social and health inequalities. While, in theory, universal approaches to tackling inequalities are valuable, putting them into practice has proved to be much more difficult. Debates between universal and targeted approaches continue, both in the public health literature and social policy (a field with significant bearing on population health). These debates revolve around ideology and the intuitive appeal of targeting. In this paper, we explore how these ideologies and logics play out in the design and implementation of policy, using the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda as a case study. Based on our analysis, we suggest that a more dialogic approach to working with policy-makers is required in order to promote reflection on broader tendencies in the design and implementation of policies.
AB - Increasingly, researchers are arguing that there is a need to ‘act universally’ in order to address social and health inequalities. While, in theory, universal approaches to tackling inequalities are valuable, putting them into practice has proved to be much more difficult. Debates between universal and targeted approaches continue, both in the public health literature and social policy (a field with significant bearing on population health). These debates revolve around ideology and the intuitive appeal of targeting. In this paper, we explore how these ideologies and logics play out in the design and implementation of policy, using the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda as a case study. Based on our analysis, we suggest that a more dialogic approach to working with policy-makers is required in order to promote reflection on broader tendencies in the design and implementation of policies.
KW - policy targeting
KW - social determinants of health
KW - social policy
KW - universalism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84954449199&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09581596.2014.973018
DO - 10.1080/09581596.2014.973018
M3 - Article
SN - 0958-1596
VL - 26
SP - 147
EP - 158
JO - Critical Public Health
JF - Critical Public Health
IS - 2
ER -