Discretion and the Quest for Controlled Freedom
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Discretion -- 1.1 The Illusion of Total Control -- 1.2 Disciplines on Discretion -- 1.3 Localizing Discretion -- 1.4 The Structure of the Edited Collection -- References -- Part I: Discretion in Context -- Chapter 2: Discretion in Context: An Introduction -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Discretion and Blame Avoidance -- 2.3 Discretion in the Surveillance State -- 2.4 Discretion in the Welfare State -- 2.5 Discretion and Welfare Rights in a British Context -- 2.6 Discretion and Empowerment -- Chapter 3: Discretion and Blame Avoidance -- 3.1 Introduction: The Discretion/Blame Risk Trade-Off -- 3.2 Damned If You Do and Damned If You Don't: When Failure to Exercise Discretion Is Itself Seen as a Culpable Act of Discretion -- 3.3 Having It All? Combining Blame Avoidance and Discretion -- Hanging Together: Pooled Discretion -- Passing the Buck: Semi-Delegated Discretion -- Securing Approval: Validated Discretion -- 3.4 Some Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 4: Discretion in the Surveillance State -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Discretion -- Surveillance, Knowledge and Risk -- Surveillance, Security and the State -- Surveillance and Technology -- 4.3 Theorizing Surveillance -- Biopower -- 4.4 Contemporary Surveillance -- Discretion in the Contemporary Social State -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Discretion in the Welfare State -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Why Organizations Matter to Welfare State Politics -- 5.3 The State, the Street and Welfare Politics -- 5.4 On the Politics of Discretion -- Shaping Provision -- Structuring Voice -- Managing the Consequences of Organizational Practice -- 5.5 Conclusion: Street-Level Organizations, Discretion and Welfare State Politics -- References.