The article explores conditionality and activation in Italy’s minimum income policies through Robert Castel’s critical perspective on social protection. Castel frames these policies as paradoxical, situating them within the long transformation of the «social question», the crisis of wage-based society and the rise of neoliberalism. The com- modification of social rights and the individualization of social risks and needs linked to conditionality are signs of a profound shift in welfare and in social work that fun- damentally undermines social protection as indispensable condition for «making so- ciety». In this context, Castel underscores sociology’s critical role in decoding these challenges and uncovering the normative assumptions about individuals and society that threaten social cohesion.
Ambiguità e paradossi della condizionalità nelle politiche di reddito minimo: la sociologia di Robert Castel per ripensare il welfare
Emanuela Chiodo
2025-01-01
Abstract
The article explores conditionality and activation in Italy’s minimum income policies through Robert Castel’s critical perspective on social protection. Castel frames these policies as paradoxical, situating them within the long transformation of the «social question», the crisis of wage-based society and the rise of neoliberalism. The com- modification of social rights and the individualization of social risks and needs linked to conditionality are signs of a profound shift in welfare and in social work that fun- damentally undermines social protection as indispensable condition for «making so- ciety». In this context, Castel underscores sociology’s critical role in decoding these challenges and uncovering the normative assumptions about individuals and society that threaten social cohesion.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
