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The Ethical Limits of the New Welfare Conditionality Paper presented to International Conference on Welfare Conditionality, University of York, 26-28 June 2018 Dr Katherine Curchin Research School of Social Sciences, ANU

Outline 1. The “New Conditionality” 2. Focus on ethics 3. No Jab, No Pay 4. Mutual Obligation 5. What’s wrong with incentives? 6. Conclusion 2

Outline 1. The “New Conditionality” 2. Focus on ethics 3. No Jab, No Pay 4. Mutual Obligation 5. What’s wrong with incentives? 6. Conclusion 3

Outline 1. The “New Conditionality” 2. Focus on ethics 3. No Jab, No Pay 4. Mutual Obligation 5. What’s wrong with incentives? 6. Conclusion 4

Outline 1. The “New Conditionality” 2. Focus on ethics 3. No Jab, No Pay 4. Mutual Obligation 5. What’s wrong with incentives? 6. Conclusion 5

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Outline 1. The “New Conditionality” 2. Focus on ethics 3. No Jab, No Pay 4. Mutual Obligation 5. What’s wrong with incentives? 6. Conclusion 7

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Outline 1. The “New Conditionality” 2. Focus on ethics 3. No Jab, No Pay 4. Mutual Obligation 5. What’s wrong with incentives? 6. Conclusion 9

My key argument Governing behaviour through incentives rather than reasons demonstrates a lack of respect for the autonomy of citizens. The new conditionality is inherently illiberal. 10

Incentives are problematic because: 1. They are insulting 2. They divert attention from persuasion 3. They can exert undue influence 11

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Outline 1. The “New Conditionality” 2. Focus on ethics 3. No Jab, No Pay 4. Mutual Obligation 5. What’s wrong with incentives? 6. Conclusion 13

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