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COVID-19

18 September 2021

Bentham in the Beehive: Utilitarianism, Neoliberalism and the Wellbeing Budgets

By | COVID-19, Featured, Home Page, Neil Vallelly, Politics, Published Research, Uncategorized, Wellbeing | No Comments

In this article, ESRA researcher Neil Vallelly interrogates the origins of wellbeing policy, arguing that the ‘idea that wellbeing is linked to a society that glorifies and hoards private property, exploits and precaritises work, and sees debt as a necessary component of having a place to live, access to healthcare, and getting an education, is one that we must challenge at every opportunity.’ more

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15 May 2020

Future-Proofing Aotearoa New Zealand for Life After COVID-19

By | Anna-Maria Murtola, COVID-19, ESRA, Featured, Home Page, Jack Foster, Simon Barber, Vanessa Cole | No Comments

Crises can catalyse broad-based social change. Yet the shape of such changes is not determined in advance. In this contribution, four ESRA researchers propose some key principles that should guide the economic and social recovery from Covid-19 and future proof Aotearoa New Zealand. more

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