Trust-based governance and social work professionals in a municipal welfare reorganisation

Nordic Social Work Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Welfare organizations, as is the case with municipalities, face formidable challenges due to demographic changes that project a future increase in number of people requiring services. These impact professionals within these Supplemental materialorganizations, including social workers, who are pivotal maintaining contact citizens necessitating service. Furthermore, research has indicated more demanding working conditions under influence neoliberal governance. organizations actively implementing reforms tackle impediments. Adopting trust-based governance (TBG) been one such approach Sweden. This article explores introduction TBG municipality, focusing on its essential work children and young adults. The study, conducted through eight focus group interviews 28 professionals, aims explore using thematic analysis occupational organizational professional perspectives. study's key findings indicate municipality varied effects services, depending specific roles responsibilities service professionals. offers opportunities challenges, empowering workers while placing additional them. Understanding dynamics crucial welfare evolve, it for optimizing delivery supporting

Language: Английский

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Policy Integration for Overcoming Fragmented Government Action in South Africa: The Case of the National Policy on Food and Nutrition Security

Politics &amp Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 53(1)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT In South Africa, as globally, scholars in public policy, administration, and governance have acknowledged the necessity of integrated policy approaches to address complex, cross‐sectoral, multilevel government issues. However, complex problems fragmented structures actions hinder effective implementation governance. Despite potential integration overcome these challenges, there has been little focus on concept African literature, which is widespread official speeches documents by government—a scholarship‐practice mismatch. Using case National Policy Food Security Nutrition Security, persistent action was demonstrated using a analytical framework. The policy's ineffectiveness stems from lack coordination, decisional platforms, stakeholder participation, with implications for This article provides theoretical practical insights improving making, integration, decision governance, suggests research areas Public Administration scholarship. Related Articles Asare‐Nuamah, P., A. Amoah, S. Asongu. 2023. “Achieving Ghana: Does Governance Matter?” Politics & 51, no. 4: 614–635. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12540 . Djeufack Dongmo, A., D. Avom. 2024. “Urbanization, Civil Conflict, Severity Insecurity Africa.” 52, 1: 140–168. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12572 Oehmke, J. F., L. Young, G. Bahiigwa, B. Keizire, Post. 2018. “The Behavioral‐Economics Basis Mutual Accountability Achieve Security.” 46, 32–57. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12244

Language: Английский

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Ecosistemi dell'innovazione sociale. Un frame interpretativo per comprendere e valutare il potenziale degli ATS per lo sviluppo locale sostenibile e orientato all'attivazione dei soggetti.

RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 29(91), P. 88 - 114

Published: March 1, 2025

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Living with the incoherent: Practical insights on implementing European restoration policies for biodiversity policy integration

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 19, 2025

Abstract Policy incoherence is an omnipresent challenge in public administration. Focusing on the joint implementation of European Water Framework Directive and Habitats Directive, we analyze how administrative fragmentation hampers river restoration projects at sub-national level Germany. By shifting analytical focus to institutional factors, reveal barriers institutional, processual individual levels. We find that failure stems not only from practical hurdles, such as lack resources, information, or manpower, but also more fundamental flaws arrangements. Based a multi-stakeholder consultation, argue both bottom-up top-down approaches can support better coordination local mandate for implementation. In particular, state-level planning help reduce costs short term. The analysis highlights critical role actors leadership, reframing cross-sectoral policy integration.

Language: Английский

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Policy integration in the European Union: mapping patterns of intersectoral policy-making over time and across policy sectors

Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 26

Published: Dec. 15, 2023

Policy integration has become an important principle guiding public policy development. Despite its prominence, we lack comprehensive knowledge of the exact degree and variation across sectors time, mainly due to systematic measurement approaches. We address this shortcoming by (1) developing a novel measure that evaluates intersectorality legal acts (2) assessing development in European Union over four decades (1977–2019) for 16 sectors. Our mapping reveals that, on average, intersectoral policy-making increased since 1990s with most substantial rise during Barroso I II Commissions trend reversal after Juncker took office 2014. Furthermore, identify between different areas reflecting varying levels political attention salience. deem our concept findings have implications study general EU policies particular.

Language: Английский

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Location in a Multilevel Setting

Palgrave studies in sub-national governance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 61 - 80

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

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