Domination in the welfare state. Arguing for an unconditional basic income
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2015-07-13
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In recent years, people who are enrolled in welfare programs in Western European countries have seen the number of conditions imposed by welfare state institutions drastically increase. In order to make a claim on welfare benefits, these people have to meet all sorts of specific conditions. In this thesis, I will argue that the conditions imposed by welfare state institutions can be seen as domination. In accordance with the republican thought in which this concept has its origins, domination is a form of freedom reduction which cannot occur within a republic. In order to avoid these relationships of domination between government institutions and public, I will argue in favor of an unconditional basic income. My aim is to demonstrate how the relationships of domination that occur within the contemporary welfare state do not occur under a scheme of an unconditional basic income.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen