Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain Ten Years After the Start of the Euro-Crisis. A Constitutional Appraisal

Faraguna, Pietro; Fasone, Cristina; Tega, Diletta

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“…In Spain, increasing unemployment, poverty and social exclusion have created difficulties for many people [24,25]. Consequently, the social services have witnessed an increase in demand from users [26,27].…”

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The Sustainability of Public Social Services: A Qualitative Study

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The 2008 global economic crisis heightened social inequality and drastically reduced equal opportunities for many people. It had negative consequences for social regulation in many European countries, which have dismantled their public social policies. The objective of the study was to describe social workers’ perceptions of their lived experiences in different areas of the public social services system. A qualitative study was developed, based on a hermeneutic approach. Six in-depth interviews and two focus groups were conducted with 20 social workers employed by community social services and the Andalusian public health service (Spain). The professionals agreed that the public social services system has been eroded, that the lack of resources has consequences for workers and the general public alike, and that the public authorities and the administration are responsible for this situation. Social services have become distributors of scarce resources rather than a social protection system that empowers and accompanies the most vulnerable. The system must provide the necessary resources and structures so that they can escape the situation of poverty, exclusion and social injustice.

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