@article{671aa425aa0842fd96a65b3aeb01ce37,
title = "Perceptions of poverty and policy preferences: the contribution of Q methodology",
abstract = "The nature, causes and consequences of poverty have been debated for many years and remain controversial. However, some degree of consensus is a pre-requisite for feasible, sustainable and effective policy responses to poverty. Research methods which can improve understanding of public attitudes towards poverty and identify potential areas of consensus are particularly valuable. Q methodology is a research tool which has the potential to identify points of consensus and contention in relation to poverty. This article introduces the main features of Q and illustrates its potential value by outlining how it was applied to inform the policy recommendations of a Poverty Commission in a city in Britain. The project identified a number of significant points of consensus and controversy in participants{\textquoteright} perceptions of the consequences of poverty and preferences regarding responses to it. These findings are related to ideas about how the poverty discourse can be framed to cultivate a more supportive narrative of how poverty is understood and addressed.",
keywords = "framing, public attitudes, Q methodolgy",
author = "Stephen Sinclair and Neil McHugh and McKendrick, {John H.} and Ruth Lightbody and Laura Robertson and Fiona McHardy",
year = "2025",
month = jan,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1111/spol.13122",
language = "English",
journal = "Social Policy and Administration",
issn = "0144-5596",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
}