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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Incentives are problematic because:

• 1. They are insulting
• 2. They divert attention from persuasion
• 3. They can exert undue influence

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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

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Key References

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