Jeanette Kennett

Jeanette Kennett, a philosopher specializing in moral psychology from Macquarie University, tackles the troubling intersection of poverty and welfare policy. She explains how myths of individual failure cloud political accountability and highlights the damaging effects of mutual obligation on welfare recipients. Kennett critiques punitive welfare sanctions and questions the fairness of conditional support. She also argues that poverty undermines self-control, while advocating for a reformative approach amidst rising anti-poverty activism.