How can we study the integration of networks among human service organizations? Some lessons from organizational sociology

Raeymaeckers, Peter; Dierckx, Danielle

doi:10.1080/13691457.2012.704871

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“…We interviewed 20 organisations that we selected based on the social network analysis described in the previous paragraph. Following other studies (see: Farmakopoulou, 2012; Raeymaeckers, 2015; Raeymaeckers & Dierckx, 2012; Raeymaeckers & Kenis, 2015), we interviewed the respondents who were the most active in collaborating with other organisations. In most organisations, the coordinator identified one social worker as the most appropriate respondent.…”

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A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

Raeymaeckers

2016

Journal of Social Work

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Social work practise is increasingly confronted with the dilemma of specialisation versus generalism. This article embraces the idea of a network that combines the strengths of specialist and generalist service organisations. We focus on the role of generalist service providers in a network of specialist organisations. We conduct 25 interviews with social workers in a network of service organisations in a single district in Antwerp, Belgium. Social workers (n ¼ 15) from specialist service organisations are interviewed to determine how they perceive collaboration with social workers from generalist service organisations. We also include the perspectives of 10 respondents affiliated with generalist service agencies.Findings: The results show that generalists facilitate interactions between specialists and their clients. Their holistic perspective on the complex problems of very vulnerable clients allows them to fulfil critical functions such as brokering information and mediating when conflicts arise.Application: Our analysis provides a better understanding of the role of generalist organisations in a network of specialist service organisations. This article concludes that further research on the importance of collaboration, networks and generalist practise is necessary to further develop a research agenda that focuses on how social work is able to address the complex problems of vulnerable target groups.

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A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

Raeymaeckers

2016

Journal of Social Work

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“…Similar tensions have been explored in network research. Essentially, actors’ positions within a network places certain constraints on and provides certain opportunities for their potential to bargain and negotiate, thereby creating different bases of power [ 86 87 ]. In network thinking power is inherently relational, in the mainstream sense of ‘power over ’: a person or organisation has power because they can dominate others (who in turn are dependent on them).…”

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Power and Integrated Health Care: Shifting from Governance to Governmentality

Rensburg

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International Journal of Integrated Care

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Integrated care occurs within micro, meso and macro levels of governance structures, which are shaped by complex power dynamics. Yet theoretically-led notions of power, and scrutiny of its meanings and its functioning, are neglected in the literature on integrated care. We explore an alternative approach. Following a discussion on governance, two streams of theorising power are presented: mainstream and second-stream. Mainstream concepts are based on the notion of power-as-capacity, of one agent having the capacity to influence another—so the overall idea is ‘power over?’. Studies on integrated care typically employ mainstream ideas, which yield rather limited analyses. Second-stream concepts focus on strategies and relations of power—how it is channelled, negotiated and (re)produced. These notions align well with the contemporary shift away from the idea that power is centralised, towards more fluid ideas of power as dispersed and (re)negotiated throughout a range of societal structures, networks and actors. Accompanying this shift, the notion of governance is slowly being eclipsed by that of governmentality. We propose governmentality as a valuable perspective for analysing and understanding power in integrated care. Our contribution aims to address the need for more finely tuned theoretical frameworks that can be used to guide empirical work.

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“…Partnership with other organisations can play an important role in adopting an outreaching approach and taking information into communities. A high level of integration is therefore believed to result in a higher quality of service delivery, improved access to services and better outcomes at the client level (Raeymaeckers & Dierckx, 2012). Further, inter-agency cooperation and coordination can reduce process costs by bundling application procedures.…”

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To take or not to take? An overview of the factors contributing to the non-take-up of public provisions

Janssens

Mechelen

2022

European Journal of Social Security

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This article aims to provide an overview of the main mechanisms underlying the non-take-up of public provisions by bringing together insights from existing theoretical models and the large body of empirical evidence within Europe and the U.S. We draw on studies based on the rational choice model as well as on insights from psychology and behavioural economics. Whereas most studies are confined to the client level only to explain non-take-up, an important focus of attention here is the way policy design and administration can affect the uptake of public provisions, as well as the role the broader social context plays in understanding non-take-up. In this article, we bring different strands in the literature together and develop a theoretical framework which lists and links the various mechanisms at play. At the same time, we summarise most important empirical findings on the drivers of non-take-up, and focus on lessons from the literature regarding how policies could be redesigned to reduce non-take-up.

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How can we study the integration of networks among human service organizations? Some lessons from organizational sociology

Cited by 14 publications

References 54 publications

A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

Power and Integrated Health Care: Shifting from Governance to Governmentality

To take or not to take? An overview of the factors contributing to the non-take-up of public provisions

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