Global and regional social governance

Deacon, Bob

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“…First and most popularly, global social policy focuses on the policy advocacy of international organizations, both governmental and non‐governmental, and how national social policies or welfare reforms have been shaped, moderated and transformed by such policy advocacy. For instance, Deacon () outlined key international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development and the International Monetary Fund, involved in global social governance, and how these international organizations shaped national social policy by reviewing the development of global social rights, redistribution and regulation. Fergusson and Yeats () compared the policy discourses of seven international organizations concerning youth unemployment, and further identified the highly active role of these international organizations in framing unemployment policy for the youth.…”

Section: Democratization Globalization and Regionalization: A Theorementioning

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To Be or Not to Be Part of Greater China: Social Development in the Post‐Ma Taiwan

Chang

2017

Soc Policy Adm

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Since the beginning of the 21st century, Taiwan has transitioned towards democratization. In 2000, the young opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), defeated and replaced the authoritarian ruling party, the Kuomintang (KMT), for the first time. However, this critical political change failed to meet the social reform expectations of the people, which resulted in the triumph of the KMT in the presidential election in 2008. The same story was repeated in 2016 when the KMT and President Ma Ying-jeou lost their legitimacy to the public, and they were replaced by the current President Tsai Ing-wen, the DPP leader. This article interprets the extremely difficult policy choice of Taiwan towards China and how its relationship with China shapes social development issues behind these political changes. Democratization has long been regarded as the main driving force for East Asian welfare development, especially with the cases of Taiwan and Korea. However, in conclusion, this article argues the importance of globalization in shaping domestic politics and managing welfare expectations.

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Section: Democratization Globalization and Regionalization: A Theorementioning

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To Be or Not to Be Part of Greater China: Social Development in the Post‐Ma Taiwan

Chang

2017

Soc Policy Adm

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“…The inherent tensions within the New Right are more fluidly accommodated in the 'Third Way' compromise espoused first by Bill Clinton and then by Tony Blair (Jordan, 1998), but whose influence may been seen not only across Europe (Bonoli and Powell, 2002), but also in a wider global context (Deacon, 2003). Central, nonetheless, to the Third Way project is the mantra 'no rights without responsibilities' (Giddens, 1998: 65).…”

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“…Nonetheless, it has been argued that it is now feasible at the international level to entertain the possibility of global approaches to social policy issues (Deacon, 1997). The specific object of this article is to retrieve a conception of welfare rights and situate it more firmly in relation to the theories and discourses of human rights.…”

Section: Welfare Rights and Human Rightsmentioning

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Social Policy and Human Rights: Re-thinking the Engagement

Dean¹

2007

Soc Pol Soc

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It is argued that the encompassing concept of welfare rights that is contained within the Social Policy literature – and which has developed from TH Marshall's distinction between civil and political rights on the one hand and social or welfare rights on the other – provides a clearer and more explicit basis for an international call for the progressive development of social policies than, for example, the human rights approach to poverty reduction currently espoused by the UNDP and OHCHR. Social rights continue to be a relatively marginalised or qualified element of the human rights agenda and may be more effectively harnessed by way of a welfare rights approach based on a politics of needs interpretation.

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“…Although the World Bank is an established political actor in social protection policy (Deacon, 2007(Deacon, , 2008Hall, 2007), its attention has turned to young people relatively recently. Indeed, it was not until the early 2000s that the World Bank began to directly engage with youth issues, since when it has emerged as a powerful presence in this realm of global policy making.…”

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“…Previous analyses (Deacon, 2007(Deacon, , 2008(Deacon, , 2011Deacon, Stubbs & Hulse, 1997;Hall, 2007;Mehrotra & Delamonica, 2006, 2007Merrien, 2001;Yeates, 2008) have emphasised the Bank as a promoter of neo-liberal, residualist social policy. They typically highlight a consistent policy orientation across social protection, labour, education, health and social services, that reflects neo-liberals' preference for individual responsibility, 'choice', self-interest and enforceable contractual rights over collective responsibility, social cohesion, integration and equity.…”

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Business, as usual: the policy priorities of the World Bank's discourses on youth unemployment, and the global financial crisis

Fergusson

Yeates

2013

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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International governmental organisations (IGO) are an active presence in youth unemployment policy. This article undertakes a detailed analysis of the formative role of one IGO -the World Bank (WB) -in the framing of policy in this issue area. It charts the WB's emergence as a powerful political actor in this policy field and identifies the ideational content of its discourses. Four principal themes are identified: skills deficits; the effects of employment regulation and social protection on youth labour markets; the 'demographication' of explanations for burgeoning youth unemployment; and connections between youth unemployment, criminal activity and social disorder. The discussion highlights significant evidence of neoliberal continuity and reinvention in WB discourses as its normative and ideational frameworks are extended to new terrains of analysis in ways that infer direct links between youth unemployment, social protection and social cohesion

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Global and regional social governance

Cited by 69 publications

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To Be or Not to Be Part of Greater China: Social Development in the Post‐Ma Taiwan

To Be or Not to Be Part of Greater China: Social Development in the Post‐Ma Taiwan

Social Policy and Human Rights: Re-thinking the Engagement

Business, as usual: the policy priorities of the World Bank's discourses on youth unemployment, and the global financial crisis

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