In the article, we analyse the impact of changing policy environments on the development of the third sector in Europe. Based on the results of systematic comparative research in eight European ...countries (Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK), we identify commonalities and differences. In a three-step analysis, we examine policy changes, effects on the third sector and responses by third sector organizations (TSOs) in the social domain. Overall, the third sector in Europe has proven resilient. However, not only have public and private funding decreased, the process for acquiring such funding has become more demanding for TSOs, as have requirements to be accountable. There are signs of a proliferation of more market-based, hybrid organizations. Despite this general trend towards marketization, the impact of policy changes varies across Europe with TSOs being better equipped to adapt and survive in countries where collaborative ties between the state and the third sector have traditionally been strong.
Social innovations are an area that has attracted growing scholarly and policy interest in recent years. They seek to respond more effectively to growing social needs and problems, and they ...presuppose not only new kinds of services but also new models of governance and participation and, more generally, new ways of doing things. Some research also emphasizes the transformative potential of social innovation for broader changes in systems and institutions. At the same time, the field of sustainable development is one of the most prominent areas of social development, typically encompassing economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the potential of social innovations for sustainable development in the Croatian context. There are two key research questions: first, how do social innovations in sustainable development emerge in the Croatian context, and second, how do social innovations impact sustainable development. The research is based on a qualitative approach, as it deals with an under-researched phenomenon, through exploratory multiple case studies (N=5). The cases are organizations (different types of legal entities) working in diverse areas of sustainable development. The analysis strategy was determined by the research design based on several key dimensions. Some of the main findings on the common characteristics of the cases are that: the organizations demonstrate a strong value base in their work, such as authenticity, transparency, solidarity, and reciprocity; and they cooperate with a relatively wide range of stakeholders from different sectors, such as local authorities, other organizations, educational institutions, and the general public. In their activities, they are guided by the principles of "science in society". Finally, regardless of their sector, organizations prefer market funding. The influence of organizations on sustainable development is recognized at several levels: through education and awareness, influence on policy, and influence on the industry as a whole. The cases analyzed show potential for expansion and upscaling, as well as (limited) transformative potential through changes in governance, especially at the local level.
Im Bereich der Wissenschaft und Forschung, sowie in den Leitlinien der Unternehmen wächst in den letzten Jahren das Interesse an sozialen Innovationen. Durch deren Anwendung versucht man auf die ...wachsenden sozialen Bedürfnisse und Probleme auf eine effiziente Art und Weise zu reagieren, sie können sich nicht nur auf neue Dienstleistungen beziehen, sondern auf neue Modelle der Leitung und Partizipation und generell auf die neue Art und Weise, wie Dinge gemacht werden. Ein Teil der Forschung betont das Potenzial der sozialen Innovationen, das System und die Institutionen weitgehend zu transformieren. Gleichzeitig ist der Bereich der nachhaltigen Entwicklung, einer der am meisten präsenten und aktuellsten Bereiche der sozialen Entwicklung, der gewöhnlich eine ökonomische, eine soziale und eine ökologische Dimension impliziert. Mit Bezug auf das Gesagte ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit, das Potenzial der sozialen Innovationen zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung im kroatischen Kontext zu erforschen. Es bestehen zwei grundlegende Forschungsfragen: erstens, wie entstehen soziale Innovationen im Bereich der nachhaltigen Entwicklung im kroatischen Kontext und zweitens, wie beeinflußen soziale Innovationen die nachhaltige Entwicklung. Die Forschung beruht auf einem qualitativen Ansatz, mithilfe explorativer vergleichender Fallstudien (N=5), denn es handelt sich um ein nicht genügend erforschtes Phänomen. Die Fallstudien befassen sich mit Organisationen (verschiedene Arten von juristischen Personen) die in unterschiedlichen Bereichen der nachhaltigen Entwicklung tätig sind. Die Strategie der Analyse bestand aus Entwürfen, die auf einigen wichtigsten Dimensionen beruhen. Einige der wichtigsten Befunde bezüglich der gemeinsamen Merkmale von Fallstudien sind: Die Organisationen basieren in ihrer Arbeit stark auf Werten wie Authentizität, Transparenz, Solidarität und Gegenseitigkeit; sie arbeiten mit einem relativ großen Teilnehmerkreis aus allen Sektoren zusammen, wie z. B. aus lokalen Behörden, aus anderen Organisationen, Bildungsinstitutionen und der breiten Öffentlichkeit; das Leitprinzip ihrer Tätigkeit ist die „Wissenschaft in der Gesellschaft"; Unabhängig vom Sektor, zu dem sie gehören, zeigen sie ihre Präferenzen für die marktorientierte Finanzierung. Der Einfluß der Organisationen auf die nachhaltige Entwicklung ist auf mehreren Ebenen erkennbar: Durch Ausbildung und Bewusstseinssteigerung, durch Einfluss auf Politik und die Industrie. Die analysierten Fälle weisen ein Potenzial zur Expansion und Skalierung auf, sowie ein (begrenztes) transformatives Potenzial durch Veränderungen der Merkmale von Leitung, vor allem auf lokalen Ebenen.
Socijalne inovacije područje su rastućeg znanstveno-istraživačkog i policy interesa posljednjih godina. Njima se nastoji odgovoriti na rastuće socijalne potrebe i probleme na djelotvorniji način, a ...mogu se odnositi ne samo na nove usluge, već i na nove modele vladavine i participacije te općenito, nove načine na koje se stvari rade. Dio istraživanja naglašava i transformativni potencijal socijalnih inovacija na šire promjene sustava i institucija. Istovremeno, područje održivog razvoja, jedno je od najprisutnijih i najaktualnijih područja društvenog razvoja koje obično podrazumijeva ekonomsku, socijalnu i ekološku dimenziju. S obzirom na navedeno, cilj rada je istražiti potencijal socijalnih inovacija za održivi razvoj u hrvatskom kontekstu. Dva su ključna istraživačka pitanja: prvo, kako nastaju socijalne inovacije u području održivog razvoja u hrvatskom kontekstu i drugo, kako socijalne inovacije utječu na održivi razvoj. Istraživanje se temelji na kvalitativnom istraživačkom pristupu, budući da se radi od nedovoljno istraženom fenomenu, kroz eksplorativne višestruke studije slučaja (N=5). Slučajevi u istraživanju su organizacije (različiti tipovi pravnih osoba) koje djeluju u raznolikim područjima održivog razvoja. Strategija analize bila je putem nacrta, temeljem nekoliko ključnih dimenzija. Neki od ključnih nalaza u pogledu zajedničkih obilježja slučajeva su: organizacije pokazuju snažnu vrijednosnu utemeljenost poput autentičnosti, transparentnosti, solidarnosti i uzajamnosti u svom radu; surađuju s relativno širokim krugom dionika iz različitih sektora, poput lokalnih vlasti, drugih organizacija, obrazovnih ustanova te šire javnosti; u svom djelovanju vode se načelima „znanosti u društvu“; bez obzira na sektor kojem pripadaju iskazuju preferencije prema tržišnom financiranju. Utjecaj organizacija na održivi razvoj prepoznaje se na više razina: kroz edukaciju i podizanje svijesti, utjecaja na politike te utjecaja na cjelokupnu industriju. Analizirani slučajevi pokazuju potencijal za širenje i skaliranje, kao i (ograničen) transformativni potencijal kroz promjene u obilježjima vladavine, prije svega na lokalnim razinama.
Healthcare systems, due to their importance and their growing robustness, are often kept separate from other welfare state systems. Important changes in the healthcare systems in European countries ...occurred at the beginning of the 1990s and are connected with the introduction of market in healthcare. This was accompanied by a change in discourse with an emphasis on terms such as ‚personal responsibility‘, ‚choice‘ and ‚consumers‘. This replaced the old political rhetoric that focused on universal, public and solidarity-based healthcare provision.
Socijalni dijalog 2030 Baturina, Danijel; Bežovan, Gojko; Matančević, Jelena
Bogoslovska smotra,
03/2022, Letnik:
91, Številka:
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Journal Article, Paper
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Cilj rada je raspraviti potencijalne pravce razvoja socijalnog dijaloga u Hrvatskoj. Rad prikazuje rezultate istraživanja provedenog krajem 2019. godine s ciljem dobivanja uvida u perspektive ...socijalnog dijaloga u okolnostima promijenjenih industrijskih odnosa u Republici Hrvatskoj u 2030. godini. Istraživanje je provedeno delphi-metodom s osam stručnjaka, predstavnika ključnih dionika socijalnog dijaloga: vlade, sindikata i poslodavaca te istraživača iz područja industrijskih odnosa. Rezultati su raspravljeni u kontekstu očekivanih ekonomskih, društvenih i političkih faktora koji će utjecati na promjene socijalnog dijaloga do 2030. godine. Naglašeno je nekoliko glavnih istraživačkih nalaza. Kvaliteta i spremnost na socijalni dijalog u Hrvatskoj je relativno niska, a institucionalni okvir industrijskih odnosa oslabljen te se ne očekuju značajna poboljšanja do 2030. godine. Sindikati će se naći pred izazovom zadržavanja relevantnosti u promijenjenim socioekonomskim okolnostima poput nedostatka radne snage i promjena u obrascima zaposlenosti te tehnoloških promjena. Očekuje se nastavak trendova decentralizacije pregovaranja, odnosno jačanja bipartitnog socijalnog dijaloga na razini poduzeća. Ističe se potreba za inovativnijim djelovanjem sindikata te za razvijanjem novih strategija u privlačenju mlađih članova.
The aim of this article is to discuss potential directions for the development of social dialogue in Croatia. The article presents the results of a study carried out towards the end of 2019 with the aim of gaining insight into the perspectives of social dialogue in circumstances of transformed industrial relations in Croatia in 2030. The study was carried out by using the Delphi method and it involved eight experts, representatives of the key participants in social dialogue: government, unions, and employers, and researchers from the area of industrial relations. Results are discussed in the context of expected economic, social, and political factors which will exert influence on changes in social dialogue until 2030. A few main research insights are emphasized. The quality of and readiness for social dialogue in Croatia is fairly low, the institutional frame of industrial relations has been weakened, and no major improvements are expected until 2030. Unions will face the challenge of remaining relevant in changed socio-economic circumstances, such as the lack of workforce, changes in patterns of employment, and technological changes. It is expected that trends of decentralization of negotiations, i.e., strengthening of bipartite social dialogue on the level of companies, will continue. The article emphasizes the need for innovative activity of unions and for developing new strategies for attracting younger members.
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