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Reforms, Rights or Wrongs? A Foucauldian Exploration on New Mental Health Bill in UK

Bertram, Mark
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Powell, Jason
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Kent University; University of Chester
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2005-09-10
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This article deconstructs the hagiography surrounding British mental health policy and provides a critical analysis of the ‘New Labour’ Government reforms of the Mental Health Act 1983 grounded in Foucauldian insights. Smart (1985) suggests that a Foucauldian perspective deconstructs “common sense assumptions” that lie at the heart of policies formulated by the State. A cogent discussion grounded in Foucault’s work can illustrate how surveillance and discourses of power impact on the positioning of service users as objects of control, domination and subordination.
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Bertram, M. & Powell, J. L. (2005). Reforms, rights or wrongs? A Foucauldian exploration on new mental health bill in UK. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 25(12), 176-189.
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Emerald
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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
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http://hdl.handle.net/10034/613206
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10.1108/01443330510791207
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en
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