Table of contents - Special Issue: New modes of governance in activation polices – 2
Guest Editors: Rik Van Berkel, Vando Borghi
Contextualising new modes of governance in activation policies
Vando Borghi, Rik van BerkelThe first part of the paper aimed to interpret the changes addressed by the concepts of governance and activation in their context, in order to grasp the larger picture of the…
The “double dynamics” of activation: Institutions, citizens and the remaking of welfare governance
Janet NewmanThis paper aims to explore activation policy as a condensate for new forms of governance in respect of welfare institutions and in relation to welfare subjects. It asks how far…
The government of activation policies by EU institutions
Amparo Serrano Pascual, Eduardo Crespo SuárezThis contribution, using EU institutions' legitimacy‐seeking procedures as an analytical framework, aims to discuss the political traps of EU governance processes taking place in…
Governing the activation of older workers in the European Union: The construction of the “activated retiree”
Emma Carmel, Kate Hamblin, Theo PapadopoulosThis paper seeks to evaluate the EU's “active ageing” agenda as a governance strategy for the activation of older workers, and its impact on the regulation both of those who make…
The impact of contractualism in social policies: The case of active labour market policies in Switzerland
Jean‐Michel Bonvin, Eric MoachonThis article's purpose is to analyse the current transformations of public action in two main respects: on the one side the relationships between individuals and institutions and…
Individualised service provision in an era of activation and new governance
Vando Borghi, Rik van BerkelThis article aims to discuss the individualisation trend in the provision of social services, focusing on activation services specifically.
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