This essay examines democratic politics and citizenship through an analysis of the figure of the "welfare poor" in U.S. politics. Much has been said about how this figure has been turned into a hyper-visible object of social control. This is not inaccurate, but also not the whole story. Through...

What are the methodologies that we should employ for designing and evaluating governmental policy, in light of the profound effects that policies have on the level and distribution of individuals' well-being? The Oxford Handbook of Well-Being and Public Policy is a comprehensive,...