Članek se začne s kritiko razumevanja neoliberalizma kot zarote političnih elit in kot procesa množičnega razlaščanja, prek katere preidemo k poskusu pozitivne teoretske opredelitve razmerja med ...državo in ekonomijo v neoliberalizmu. V nasprotju s številni uveljavljenimi interpretacijami neoliberalizem ne pomeni šibke, temveč močno državo, tako, ki se sicer nekoliko oddalji od ekonomije, a le zato, da bi se lahko z njo povezala tesneje in drugače kot v predhodni, »fordistični« obliki kapitalizma. Država danes skrbi predvsem za vzpostavljanje in ohranjanje konkurenčnega ekonomskega reda in vzgojo podjetnih subjektov. Nova vloga države prinaša tudi njeno institucionalno preobrazbo od demokracije k tehnokraciji in spremembo socialne politike, ki je v sedanjosti usmerjena predvsem k aktivaciji prejemnikov socialne pomoči.
Environmental problems – particularly climate change – have become increasingly important to governments and social researchers in recent decades. Debates about their implications for social policies ...and welfare reforms are now moving towards centre stage. What has been missing from such debates is an account of the history of the welfare state in relation to environmental issues and green ideas.
A Green History of the Welfare State fills this gap. How have the environmental and social policy agendas developed? To what extent have welfare systems been informed by the principles of environmental ethics and politics? How effective has the welfare state been at addressing environmental problems? How might the history of social policies be reimagined? With its lively, chronological narrative, this book provides answers to these questions. Through overviews of key periods, politicians and reforms the book weaves together a range of subjects into a new kind of historical tapestry, including: social policy, economics, party politics, government action and legislation, and environmental issues.
This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of environmental policy and history, social and public policy, social history, sociology and politics.
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Tretji festival prostovoljstva in socialne vključenosti, igre in ustvarjalne delavnice, hoja po vrvi, druženje z varovanci doma starejših, izjave Nejc Prehavec, Alba Zečiri, ...Dorina Papič, Tončka Sedonja, Ludvik Štefko, kuhar prostovoljec, kuhanje bograča.
Murska Sobota: A festival upon volunteering and social inclusion »Zbüjdi se« (Wake Up!).
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Murska Sobota - festival prostovoljstva in socialne vključenosti »Zbujdi se«.
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Tretji festival prostovoljstva in socialne vključenosti, igre in ustvarjalne delavnice, hoja po vrvi, druženje z varovanci doma starejših, izjave Nejc Prehavec, Alba Zečiri, Dorina Papič, Tončka Sedonja, Ludvik Štefko, kuhar prostovoljec, kuhanje bograča.
How can mainstream models and classifications be used in analyzing welfare states and gender? What sorts of modifications to traditional theory are required? These and other questions are addressed ...in this book - the first to synthesize the insights of feminist and mainstream research in examining the impact of gender on welfare state analysis and outcomes. The text also highlights the effect of welfare state policies on women and men. The international and interdisciplinary contributors approach the subject on two levels. First, they test the applicability of mainstream frameworks to new areas in analyzing gender. Second, they highlight possible reconceptualizations and innovative frameworks designed to provide gender- based analyses. These approaches are combined with a strong comparative component, focusing on a cross-section of countries of major interest in welfare state research.
Inštitucije, ki skrbijo za oskrbo z javnimi in socialnimi najemnimi stanovanji, so se na stanovanjske potrebe starejših občanov odzvale z zagotavljanjem »zatočišč«. Ali je poudarek na »zatočiščih« ...bil najbolj ustrezni pristop k reševanju stanovanjskih potreb ostarelih? Ta prispevek na kratko predstavlja dve kategoriji zatočišč za starejše občane.
`This is an illuminating and topical study, which skilfully blends together theoretical and empirical analysis in search of the "citizen-consumer". It should become a key text for all with an ...interest in public service reform and the "choice" agenda, as well as consumerism and citizenship′ - Ruth Lister, Professor of Social Policy, University of Loughborough Political, popular and academic debates have swirled around the notion of the citizen as a consumer of public services, with public service reform increasingly geared towards a consumer society. This innovative book draws on original research with those people in the front-line of the reforms - staff, managers and users of public services - to explore their responses to this turn to consumerism. Creating Citizen-Consumers explores a range of theoretical, political, policy and practice issues that arise in the shift towards consumerism. It draws on recent controversies about choice to examine the tensions of modernising public services to meet the demands of a consumer society. The book offers a fresh and challenging understanding of the relationships between people and services, and argues for a model based on interdependence, respect and partnership rather than choice. This original book makes a distinctive contribution to debates about the future of public services. It will be of interest to those studying social policy, cultural studies, public administration and management across the social sciences, as well as for those working in public services. John Clarke is a Professor of Social Policy at the Open University. Janet Newman is a Professor of Social Policy at the Open University. Nick Smith is a Research Officer in the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent. Elizabeth Vidler is a Project Officer in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University.
Louise Westmarland is a Lecturer in Criminology at the Open University.
Contrary to all expectations, Japan's long-term recession has provoked no sustained political movement to replace the nation's malfunctioning economic structure. The country's basic social contract ...has so far proved resistant to reform, even in the face of persistently adverse conditions. InRace for the Exits, Leonard J. Schoppa explains why it has endured and how long it can last. The postwar Japanese system of "convoy capitalism" traded lifetime employment for male workers against government support for industry and the private (female) provision of care for children and the elderly. Two social groups bore a particularly heavy burden in providing for the social protection of the weak and dependent: large firms, which committed to keeping their core workforce on the payroll even in slow times, and women, who stayed home to care for their homes and families.
Using the exit-voice framework made famous by Albert Hirschman, Schoppa argues that both groups have chosen "exit" rather than "voice," depriving the political process of the energy needed to propel necessary reforms in the system. Instead of fighting for reform, firms slowly shift jobs overseas, and many women abandon hopes of accommodating both family and career. Over time, however, these trends have placed growing economic and demographic pressures on the social contract. As industries reduce their domestic operations, the Japanese economy is further diminished. Japan has also experienced a "baby bust" as women opt out of motherhood. Schoppa suggests that a radical break with the Japanese social contract of the past is becoming inevitable as the system slowly and quietly unravels.
Social Indicators Atkinson, Tony; Cantillon, Bea; Marlier, Eric ...
03/2002
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Social indicators are an important tool for evaluating a country's level of social development and for assessing the impact of policy. Such indicators are already in use in investigating poverty and ...social exclusion in several European countries and have begun to play a significant role in advancing the social dimension of the EU as a whole. The purpose of this book is to make a scientific contribution to the development of social indicators for the purposes of European policy‐making. It considers the principles underlying the construction of policy‐relevant indicators, the definition of indicators, and the issues that arise in their implementation, including that of the statistical data required. It seeks to bring together theoretical and methodological methods in the measurement of poverty/social exclusion with the empirical practice of social policy. The experience of member states is reviewed, including an assessment of the National Action Plans on Social Inclusion submitted for the first time in June 2001 by the 15 EU governments. The key areas covered by the book are poverty, including its intensity and persistence, income inequality, non‐monetary deprivation, low educational attainment, unemployment, joblessness, poor health, poor housing and homelessness, functional illiteracy and innumeracy, and restricted social participation. In each case, the book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of different indicators relevant to social inclusion in the EU, and makes recommendations for the indicators to be employed. The book is based on a report prepared at the request of the Belgian government, as part of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2001, and presented at a conference on ‘Indicators for Social Inclusion: Making Common EU Objectives Work’ held at Antwerp on 14–15 Sept 2001.
If the objective of creating a society with opportunity for all is to be achieved, understanding the roots and impacts of social exclusion is essential. This book is the most comprehensive attempt to ...examine the causes of social exclusion and the policies necessary to tackle it. It is based on recent research carried out in the ESRC Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the London School of Economics. This research draws on all the social science disciplines, particularly economics, sociology, demography, and area studies. It will be of interest and importance to students and teachers in the social sciences and to all those concerned with social policy in Britain and more widely. Social exclusion is not a matter solely of cash poverty, although that is an important dimension of it. The concept of social exclusion is relatively new, both in political and academic prominence. This book analyses the concept and examines the extent of exclusion measured in different ways. Contributors examine and explain the latest developments in research on income dynamics and movements in and out of poverty and low pay; links in social disadvantage across generations; the long-term effects of the growth in lone parenthood, early motherhood, and other changes in family structure; neighbourhood deprivation and community organization; and the prospects for success of government policies towards child poverty, education, and social security. Contributors to this volume - Tania Burchardt, Julian Le Grand and David Piachaud Brian Barry Tania Burchardt, Julian Le Grand and David Piachaud Simon Burgess and Carol Propper John Hobcraft Kathleen Kiernan Abigail McKnight Ruth Lupton and Anne Power David Piachaud and Holly Sutherland Phil Agulnik, Tania Burchardt and Martin Evans Howard Glennerster and Jo Sparkes Liz Richardson and Katharine Mumford John Hills
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