The flight from universalism

Sunesson, Sune; Blomberg, Staffan; Edebalk, Per Gunnar; Harrysson, Lars; Magnusson, Jan; Meeuwisse, Anna; Petersson, Jan; Salonen, Tapio

doi:10.1080/13691459808414720

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“…Lundström & Svedberg, 1998;SOU 2000: 38, pp. 178 -184;Sunesson et al, 1998). The dominant role of the state in the social security system was gradually replaced by a more mixed structure, and the changed policy manifested itself in public-spending cutbacks, lowered benefit levels, activation policies that emphasized personal responsibility, and tougher demands on citizens who claimed a need for social services.…”

Section: The Transition Of Swedish Civil Societymentioning

confidence: 97%

Europeanize for Welfare? EU Engagement among Swedish Civil Society Organizations

Hedling

Meeuwisse

2015

Journal of Civil Society

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This article explores how and why Swedish-based civil society organizations (CSOs) in the welfare area engage with the European Union (EU). Europeanization is understood as a twosided process in which the EU influences national actors while national actors are engaged in usage of the EU. The data collection was conducted through a systematic study of the websites of organizations that participated in the Swedish Compact, and through subsequent e-mail interviews with representatives from 56 of those same organizations. The assumption was that organizations with a privileged position vis-à-vis the Swedish government would be affected by EU influences. The results show that these Swedish CSOs indeed signalled Europeanization in terms of attention to the EU, cooperation, 'projectification', professionalization, and transformation of organizational identities and interests. The EU engagement was analysed in relation to organizational origin and the historical development of the Swedish welfare state, and the conclusion is that the national sociopolitical context influences the scope and strategies of EU engagement.

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Section: The Transition Of Swedish Civil Societymentioning

confidence: 97%

Europeanize for Welfare? EU Engagement among Swedish Civil Society Organizations

Hedling

Meeuwisse

2015

Journal of Civil Society

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“…In comparison, the Swedish and other Scandinavian models lean toward universalism (Hort, 2001). There is a trend worldwide away from universalism and toward selectivity (Sunesson et al, 1998;Gilbert, 2001).…”

Section: Targeting Social Welfare Servicesmentioning

confidence: 98%

A Decision Model for Targeting Social Welfare Services: A Case Study of Intensive Customer Support

Hajkowicz

Mason

Spinks

2013

Administration in Social Work

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“…For example, economic and political factors have affected the affordability and sustainability of the welfare state (Kautto et al 1999), leading to the introduction of many selective mechanisms into the previously universalist structure (Sunesson et al 1998). This has materially affected Scandinavian welfare states, which have been subject to some criticism in recent years (Lundström and Wijkström 1997;Kautto 1999).…”

Section: Social Work Education and The 'Margins'mentioning

confidence: 98%