Social services disrupted : changes, challenges and policy implications for Europe in times of austerity
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Social services disrupted : changes, challenges and policy implications for Europe in times of austerity
（New horizons in social policy）
Edward Elgar Pub., c2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Public social services are a key component of the welfare state in most of Europe, although their development trajectories, coverage and legal status still vary considerably among countries. How such services are provided, and for whom, impacts significantly on social and territorial cohesion, gender balance and, ultimately, on the development of any society. However, while much is discussed and written about social policy and welfare systems, social services remain somewhat neglected. Although they have gained a stronger foothold in national legislations and social policy agendas, their status remains weaker compared to education or health. Moreover, because of the austerity measures following the 2008 financial crisis, they have been subject to cuts and reorganisation, which have brought about significant disruption.
This book revives the discussion on public social services and their redesign, with a focus on services relating to care and the social inclusion of vulnerable groups. Conveying the main findings of the EU-funded COST Action IS1102 Social Services, Welfare States and Places, the book provides rich information on the changes that occurred in the organisation and supply of public social services over the last thirty years in different European places and service fields. Despite the persisting variety in social service models, three shared trends emerge: public sector disengagement, 'vertical re-scaling' of authority and 'horizontal re-mix' in the supply system. The consequences of such changes are evaluated from different perspectives - governance, social and territorial cohesion, labour market, gender - and are eventually deemed 'disruptive' in both economic and social terms. The policy implications of the restructuring are also explored.
The book will appeal to a broad audience: researchers and students, policy-makers, civil servants, service providers, social workers and users' organisations.
Contributors include: S. Adam, A. Anttonen, A. Bagnato, S. Barilla, A. Bernat, I. Bode, P. Brokking, B. Deusdad, D. Dierckx, R. Fluder, L. Fraisse, M. Garcia, J.L. Gomez-Barroso, E. Gubrium, L. Haikioe, I. Harslof, J. Havlikova, J. Javornik, O. Jolanki, O. Karsio, M. Knutagard, T. Kroeger, K. Kubalcikova, B. Leibetseder, S. Lev, R. Marban-Flores, R. Mas Giralt, F. Martinelli, M. Matzke, A. Novy, E. Overbye, C. Pace, P. Raeymaeckers, S. Sabatinelli, A. Sarlo, M. Semprebon, G. Szudi, J. Szudi, S.I. Vabo, D. Vaiou, S. Vella, Z. Vercseg, S. Vicari Haddock, C. Weinzierl, F. Wukovitsch
Table of Contents
Contents:
Introduction
Flavia Martinelli, Anneli Anttonen and Margitta Matzke
PART I CONTEXT AND CONCEPTS
1. Social services, welfare states and places. An overview
Flavia Martinelli
2. The European Union policy framework for social services. Agendas, regulations, and discourses
Jose Luis Gomez-Barroso, Stefania Barilla and Ivan Harslof
3. Public policy conceptions. Priorities of social service provision in Europe
Margitta Matzke, Anneli Anttonen, Peter Brokking and Jana Javornik
PART II THE TRANSFORMATION OF GOVERNANCE
4. Social services in post-industrial Europe. An incomplete success story and its tragic moments
Ingo Bode
5. The vertical division of responsibility for social services within and beyond the State. Issues in empowerment, participation and territorial cohesion
Stefania Sabatinelli and Michela Semprebon
6. The horizontal 're-mix' in social care. Trends and implications for service provision
Bettina Leibetseder, Anneli Anttonen, Einar Overbye, Charles Pace and Signy Irene Vabo
7. The 'activation turn' and the new horizontal division of labour at the local level. The case of social assistance services in Austria, Belgium, Norway and Switzerland
Peter Raeymaeckers, Bettina Leibetseder, Robert Fluder, Erika Gubrium and Danielle Dierckx
8. Care in the wake of the financial crisis. Gender implications in Spain and the United Kingdom
Blanca Deusdad, Jana Javornik, Rosa Mas Giralt and Raquel Marban-Flores
PART III RECENT TRAJECTORIES IN CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE
9. Care for older people in early twenty-first century Europe. Dimensions and directions of change
Teppo Kroeger and Angela Bagnato
10. How marketisation is changing the Nordic model of care for older people
Anneli Anttonen and Olli Karsio
11. The de-institutionalisation of care for older people in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. National strategies and local outcomes
Katerina Kubalcikova, Gabor Szudi, Jaroslava Szudi and Jana Havlikova
12. Care for older people in three Mediterranean countries. Discourses, policies, and realities of de-institutionalisation
Blanca Deusdad, Sagit Lev, Charles Pace and Sue Vella
PART IV LOCAL INITIATIVES, SOCIAL INNOVATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
13. The Janus face of social innovation in local welfare initiatives
Liisa Haikioe, Laurent Fraisse, Sofia Adam, Outi Jolanki and Marcus Knutagard
14. Social innovation in the field of Roma inclusion in Hungary and Austria. Lessons to foster social cohesion from Thara and Tanodas
Carla Weinzierl, Andreas Novy, Aniko Bernat, Florian Wukovitsch and Zsuzsanna Vercseg
15. The social inclusion of immigrants in the United Kingdom and Italy. Different but converging trajectories?
Rosa Mas Giralt and Antonella Sarlo
16. Housing and neighbourhood. Basic needs, governance and social innovation
Peter Brokking, Marisol Garcia, Dina Vaiou and Serena Vicari
PART V SOCIAL SERVICES DISRUPTED. CHALLENGES AND SCENARIOS
17. Challenges and dilemmas in the provision of social services
Anneli Anttonen
18. The role of the state in the development of social services
Margitta Matzke
19. Social services disrupted. Changing supply landscapes, impacts and policy options
Flavia Martinelli
Index
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