Third Sector–Government Partnerships

Outsourcing and Networking: Similar Trends in Local State-NPO Cooperation in Germany and China

“…In Germany, the neo-corporatist welfare state traditionally involves non-state actors in the provision of social services (Evers 2011). For decades, a limited number of umbrella organisations operated in close partnership with the government and enjoyed a privileged position in policy making and access to funding (Zimmer 2010). Since the early 1990s, this position has changed and gave way to a system in which NPOs must compete with for-profit social-service providers Zimmer 2019a, 2019b, 14).…”

“…Since the early 1980s, third-sector research in western countries has concentrated increasingly on the relationships between governments and NPOs. The realisation that modern welfare states rely on joint efforts by governments and third-sector organisations gave rise to various perspectives on this partnership focussing on NPO roles in policy processes, NPO activities and the modes and/or effects of cooperation (Zimmer 2010). To analyse the state-NPO relationships in more depth, third-party government and network governance are concepts that successfully capture the complex relationships and operational work by the NPOs in both countries across all policy fields.…”

Civil society development in Germany: challenges and opportunities

“…A characteristic of the German welfare system is the close cooperation with social sector organisations, the so-called Verbände (Zimmer, 2010). This welfare system is described as a "corporate welfare system", in which state institutions work in close partnerships with civil society, also called "welfare partnerships" (Archambault et al, 2014).…”

“…Social umbrella organisations, e.g. Caritas, AWO and Kolpingwerk, play an important role in providing social services (Zimmer, 2010). These organisations are also important in the advocacy work with regard to their members and beneficiaries.…”

Κοινωνική Οικονομία Και Κοινωνική Πολιτική: Ο Προσδιορισμός Της Σχέσης, Τα Διλήμματα Στις Εφαρμογές

“…Η παροχή των κοινωνικών υπηρεσιών διαπνέεται από τις νέες λογικές της συμπαραγωγής (joint production), που έχουν δικτυακό χαρακτήρα και διαφορετικά ενδιαφερόμενα μέρη και συμμετέχουν σε διάφορα στάδια, από την παραγωγή και τη διανομή μέχρι την κατανάλωση (Hirst, 2002, Grimshaw and Jever, http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 04/04/2019 11:41:12 | 2009, Manfredi and Maffei, 2008). Από την κυβέρνηση (government) και τη διακυβέρνηση (governance) γίνεται πλέον λόγος για συνδιακυβέρνηση (cogovernance), με ποικίλα ενδιαφερόμενα μέρη να συμμετέχουν πιο ισότιμα και με οριζόντιες διαδικασίες στη λήψη αποφάσεων (Kooiman, 2003, Zimmer, 2011. Από την πρωτοκαθεδρία των μη αγορών και τον μη εμπορευματικό χαρακτήρα των κοινωνικών υπηρεσιών πλέον υπερτερούν ημι-αγορές με διευθυνόμενο ανταγωνισμό (Le Grand, 2009).…”