Building Active Welfare States: How policy shapes caseworker practice

Rice, Deborah Ann

ISBN 10: 9086596959 / ISBN 13: 9789086596959

Published by Vu University Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building Active Welfare States: How policy shapes caseworker practice
• Publisher: Vu University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9086596959
• ISBN 13: 9789086596959
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very good

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Synopsis

Active welfare states have a mission: making citizens self-sufficient via paid employment. In practice, this encompasses both “enabling” instruments such as training and intensive counseling, and “demanding” instruments like job-search monitoring and sanctions. This study takes an inside look at activation in three European welfare states: the Netherlands, Denmark, and Great Britain. Based on extensive interview material, the book gives a detailed analysis of how job-center caseworkers treat unemployed clients, co-build job-center organizations, and rationalize their activation strategies. By showing how caseworker actions are systematically shaped by the policy environment, the book offers valuable insights for researchers and practitioners involved in activation.

About the Author

Deborah Rice is a researcher and academic project manager at the University of Oldenburg. Previously, she was a doctoral researcher for the project “Governance of Activation” in the department of political science and public administration and VU University Amsterdam.