Conclusion: policy change, welfare regimes and active citizenship

Andersen, Jørgen Goul; Guillemard, Anne-Marie

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“…Whilst State interventions in the economy are discouraged, state obligation for the welfare of its citizens is reduced. (Lorenz, 2001;Andersen and Guillemard, 2006). The neo-liberal economic agenda in Europe has been couched in a way which has assumed the inevitability of the re-defining of public welfare boundaries (Mishra, 1999).…”

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“…The neo-liberal economic agenda in Europe has been couched in a way which has assumed the inevitability of the re-defining of public welfare boundaries (Mishra, 1999). The perception of neo-liberalism as having a harmful effect on the organization, funding and legitimation of welfare is articulated by a growing body of theoretical and empirical work in this field, often fitting new conceptualisations of democracy to the changing circumstances of global economics (Andersen and Guillemard, 2006;Lorenz, 2001;Pugh and Gould, 2000;Trevellion, 1997). The contested nature of this view is amplified by writers such as Deacon (2001) who argues that neo-liberalism and globalisation offer the possibility of the creation of a new global social policy.…”

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“…Offe (1996) and Lorenz (2001), further emphasized the effects of neo-liberalism by finding that the erosion of existing arrangements for welfare was growing rapidly. Moreover, economic and social dis-welfares arising from changes in the organisation of production and consumption increase the need for welfare, while at the same time emphasizing the need to reduce the resources available to meet these needs (Sykes et al, 2005;Andersen and Guillemard, 2006). and Gould Pugh (2000) remind us that the rationale of global neoliberal economics with the focus on free-market values destroys the humanistic value-base of social work rendering traditional paradigms of professional social work unsustainable, particularly in relation to the protection of human rights and social inclusion.…”

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“…and Gould Pugh (2000) remind us that the rationale of global neoliberal economics with the focus on free-market values destroys the humanistic value-base of social work rendering traditional paradigms of professional social work unsustainable, particularly in relation to the protection of human rights and social inclusion. Neo-liberal economic policies are being implemented within the public sector largely through NPM (Sykes et al, 2005;Andersen and Guillemard, 2006;Lorenz, 2001;Clarke, 2005). Here, two key interdependent strands have emerged.…”

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“…A second strand is the imposition of fiscal austerity. Resources are distributed according to a new agenda which stresses that social justice is no longer about equality of outcome; standards have become the key phrase and rights are balanced by obligations (Lorenz, 2001;Andersen and Guillemard, 2006). There are different approaches to the pervasiveness and dominance of neo-liberalism.…”

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Contested terrains within the neo‐liberal project

Ellison

2007

Equal Opportunities International

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Purpose -This paper sets out to explore the relationship between gender, New Public Management (NPM), citizenship and professional and user group identities and relationships within child care social work practice. Design/methodology/approach -The paper utilises findings from a major comparative survey undertaken in Denmark and the UK as part of Doctoral research. In addition the paper draws upon more recent empirical research carried out by the author in Sweden. Findings -Paradigms imported from the private sector have led to the adoption of NPM, fiscal austerity and the reorganisation of childcare social work throughout Europe. This paper illustrates the connectivities between NPM, gender, citizenship and the contested terrains within which professional and user group relationships and identities are being forged. The paper offers a unique insight into the operationalisation of NPM and gender within childcare professional social work practice in different European settings. Research limitations/implications -The paper's findings may be used to contribute to existing theoretical and empirical knowledge within the field of professional childcare social work and practice. Originality/value -The paper offers a unique insight into the operationalisation of gender equality as a normative ideal premised on the development of organisational and legal settings which embrace an awareness of the duality of public and private spheres and the impact of different European welfare settings on the articulations of notions of gender and citizenship, which in turn operationalise processes of inclusion and exclusion of women as citizens, workers and parents.

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Ellison

2007

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Introduction: ‘New’ Welfare in Practice: Trends, Challenges and Dilemmas

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Fenger²

2013

Social Policy & Society

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European welfare states have a tradition of compensating for social risks. But across Europe, remarkable transformations may be observed that shift the focus from a needs/rights based compensatory approach towards a more individualistic ‘social risk management’ approach to welfare (see Schmid, 2006; Abrahamson, 2010). The basic idea of social risk management is that citizens have their own responsibility for preventing social risks. The ‘new’ welfare state mirrors this approach by adopting the role of equipping individual citizens for this task. The concept of the ‘new welfare state’ has been discussed under different labels, including ‘positive welfare’ (Giddens, 1998), ‘enabling welfare’ (Gilbert, 2002), ‘new welfare’ (Taylor-Gooby, 2008) and ‘social investment state’ (Engelen et al., 2007).

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Global policy convergence through “distributed governance”? The emergence of “national” education standards in the US and Germany

Hartong

2015

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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This article focuses on the discussion of global policy convergence through the implementation of “distributed governance” within the education policy sector. Here, the focus is directed at the emergence of national education standards (NES) as a simultaneous instrument of fair school control and performance increase. Both the US and Germany show a high traditional resistance to nationally centralised educational control, but experienced a massive transformation in this direction by the recent implementation of a national core curriculum initiative (National Education Standards in Germany and Common Core State Standards in the US). This article will rely on global governance and distributed governance research, focusing on the concept of “heterarchies”, to analyse the interplay of global and national contexts in the case of the rise of NES in the US and Germany, ultimately showing the concepts' contributions (and limits) to explain policy convergence.

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Conclusion: policy change, welfare regimes and active citizenship

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Contested terrains within the neo‐liberal project

Contested terrains within the neo‐liberal project

Introduction: ‘New’ Welfare in Practice: Trends, Challenges and Dilemmas

Global policy convergence through “distributed governance”? The emergence of “national” education standards in the US and Germany

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