Der Nonprofit-Sektor in Deutschland

Hallmann, Thorsten

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-10587-7_1

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“…In the wake of the concept of "privileged partnerships" between the state and NPOs, welfare associations were able to establish and professionalize a variety of social services (Hallmann 2016, p. 16). In accordance with the premise of an activating welfare state (Lessenich 2012), this way of pursuing political interests while simultaneously promoting social participation brought forth a range of services offered by welfare associations, including hospitals, nursing homes, youth facilities and daycare centers (Hallmann 2016;Karstein 2013). Today, the welfare landscape in Germany is still strongly influenced by the historically grown corporatist relationship between the state and the Free Welfare Associations.…”

Section: Migrant Organizations and The Welfare Statementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this context, migrant organizations (MOs) have become relevant actors in providing largely voluntarily organized social services targeted especially at the growing number of people with migration biographies (Halm et al 2020;SVR 2020). Whereas the nonprofit sector has always played a key role within the German welfare architecture (Anheier and Seibel 2001, p. 30;Hallmann 2016), the role of organizations from and for people with migration biographies in this context has long been neglected. Originally referred to as Ausländervereine (foreigners' associations), these organizations were seen mainly as spaces for newcomers to preserve and engage in the languages and traditions of their origin countries (Blätte 2014, p. 13).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Migrant Organizations and Social Protection in Germany: The Functions of MOs for Their Target Groups’ Social Protection Practices

2022

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This article engages with the functions assumed by migrant organizations (MOs) in Germany in the context of the social protection of people with migration biographies. Based on document analyses and qualitative interviews with three groups of actors, we identify four functions through which MOs contribute to their target groups’ social protection practices, and show how diverging perceptions toward these functions shape the current role of MOs in a changing welfare system. In addition to providing social services themselves (service function), they mediate with the welfare system (hinging function) and advocate for the interests of people with migration biographies in public and political discourse (advocacy function). Moreover, we demonstrate that these functions are shaped and complemented by a “homemaking” function, a form of informal protection based on mutual support, trust and understanding. In this article, the discussion of the specific ways in which these functions play a role for the social protection of people with migration biographies is based on joint analysis of three data sets. Thus, we juxtapose the viewpoints of MO representatives, their target groups and people associated with welfare state institutions and political administrations. In this way, we show how MOs use these various functions to actively engage with a changing welfare landscape, whereas welfare institutions and political administrations often perceive of the work undertaken by MOs rather as an ‘integration’-oriented prerequisite for their own social service provision. As a result, contrasting and sometimes competing perspectives challenge the role of MOs within the German welfare system, even though these organizations already fulfill key functions for their target groups’ social protection.

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Section: Migrant Organizations and The Welfare Statementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%