Nigel Malin 
De-Professionalism and Austerity [EPUB ebook] 
Challenges for the Public Sector

Part 1: Policy Background and Concepts

Austerity as a UK Policy Context on the Early Twenty-First Century

Neo-Liberalism as an Ideology, an Elite Project and its Impact on Austerity

Public Services, the UK Economy and the Brexit Debate

Part 2: Theoretical Frameworks and Ideology: Professionalism and De-Professionalism

Perspectives used in Studying Professions: Sociology and Social Philosophy

Perspectives used in Studying Professions: Social Policy and Public Administration

De-Professionalism: An Analytical Framework

Part 3: De-Professionalism in the Public Sector: Output Indicators

The Impact of Service Cutbacks, Job Insecurity and Globalisation

De-Professionalism as Defined by Services Deemed ‘Unconventional’, ‘Under-Performing’ or ‘Ineffectual’

Professional Training Programmes: Financial Cuts and Content Critique

Part 4: De-Professionalism in The Public Sector: Subjective or Experiential Indicators

A Demoralisation or Disparagement of the Workforce?

Professional Abuse of Power: Discreditation or a Lowering of Productivity

Conclusion: Professionals as Entrepreneurs in an Age of Austerity

Nigel Malin holds degrees from the Universities of Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield and the West of Scotland. Previously he has held full-time teaching and research posts at the Universities of Sunderland, Derby, Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, including two Professorships and one Readership. Since 2014 he has been Editor of Social Work & Social Sciences Review: An International Journal of Applied Research and since 2015 Associate Editor for the British Journal of Learning Disabilities. He currently lives in Sheffield and is undertaking research on the topic of professionalism and identity.