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Ett ensamt problem: Hur Storbritannien gjorde ensamhet politiskt.

Andreasson, Oskar LU (2022) STVK02 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In January 2018 the British government made a commitment to tackle the growing issue of loneliness. This thesis investigates how the problem of loneliness is represented within the British strategy to counteract this issue. This is done with help from Carol Bacchis’ theoretical and methodological WPR or “What’s the problem represented to be?” approach. The approach proposes analysing policy as an exercise in problem construction rather than problem solving. Using this approach, the study is guided by theoretical approaches on the issue of loneliness and the causes and effects it may have through a medical, social, and political perspective. It also uses works on the increased importance of happiness and wellbeing in modern societies to... (More)
In January 2018 the British government made a commitment to tackle the growing issue of loneliness. This thesis investigates how the problem of loneliness is represented within the British strategy to counteract this issue. This is done with help from Carol Bacchis’ theoretical and methodological WPR or “What’s the problem represented to be?” approach. The approach proposes analysing policy as an exercise in problem construction rather than problem solving. Using this approach, the study is guided by theoretical approaches on the issue of loneliness and the causes and effects it may have through a medical, social, and political perspective. It also uses works on the increased importance of happiness and wellbeing in modern societies to explain the governments interest in its citizens wellbeing. By analysing several published documents by the British government this thesis finds that the dominating problem representation of loneliness is as a public health and wellbeing issue. This problem representation in turn relies heavily on an approach to loneliness as an individual issue. In turn this means that the structural and societal causes for loneliness are neglected. The policy implemented by the British government is therefore limited by its problem representation of loneliness. (Less)
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Andreasson, Oskar LU
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course
STVK02 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Loneliness, problem representation, WPR-method, wellbeing, individualism
language
Swedish
id
9080238
date added to LUP
2022-07-03 08:01:36
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  abstract     = {{In January 2018 the British government made a commitment to tackle the growing issue of loneliness. This thesis investigates how the problem of loneliness is represented within the British strategy to counteract this issue. This is done with help from Carol Bacchis’ theoretical and methodological WPR or “What’s the problem represented to be?” approach. The approach proposes analysing policy as an exercise in problem construction rather than problem solving. Using this approach, the study is guided by theoretical approaches on the issue of loneliness and the causes and effects it may have through a medical, social, and political perspective. It also uses works on the increased importance of happiness and wellbeing in modern societies to explain the governments interest in its citizens wellbeing. By analysing several published documents by the British government this thesis finds that the dominating problem representation of loneliness is as a public health and wellbeing issue. This problem representation in turn relies heavily on an approach to loneliness as an individual issue. In turn this means that the structural and societal causes for loneliness are neglected. The policy implemented by the British government is therefore limited by its problem representation of loneliness.}},
  author       = {{Andreasson, Oskar}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ett ensamt problem: Hur Storbritannien gjorde ensamhet politiskt.}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}