Towards More Democracy in Social Services: Models of Culture and Welfare

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Towards More Democracy in Social Services

Models of Culture and Welfare

Edited by: Gaby Flösser and Hans-Uwe Otto

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1998

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Preface
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Contents
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Introduction
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Towards More Democracy in Social Services: Models and Culture of Welfare
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Gaby Flösser and Hans-Uwe Otto

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Part I. The Welfare Approach
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The End of Progressivism: Paradigmatic Shifts and Social Welfare
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Mark J. Stern

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Consumers, Citizens and Coproducers – A Pluralistic Perspective on Democracy in Social Services
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Adalbert Evers

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Social Service Delivery: The More Demand, the More Democracy?
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Helmut Richter

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Civil Society and the Welfare State
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Ulrich Rödel

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Does Welfare Lead to Dependency? Effectiveness and Undesirable Side-Effects of Welfare Institutions
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Gerald Prein and Petra Buhr

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Social Rights, Power and the Democratization of Social Services
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Andreas Schaarschuch

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The Scandinavian Social Service Model
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Steinar Stjernø

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Welfare, Democracy and Social Work
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Heinz Sünker

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Democratization: The Recovery of the Political in Social Work(?)
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Mathias Schmidt

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Part II. The Organizational Approach
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The Organizational Construction of Social Citizenship
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Göran Ahme

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Democratization by Modernization? The Future Development of Social Service Organization
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Dieter Grunow

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Personal Social Services: Changing Organizational Forms and Service User Participation. A British Perspective on the Democratization Debate
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John Harris

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Client Demands and Professional Responsibility in Democratic Welfare Organizations
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Geert van der Laan

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Old Democracy – New Quality? Transformation of Social Services in East Germany and Finland. The Case of Child Daycare
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Aila-Leena Matthies

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Cooperative Relations Within Youth Assistance – A Step Towards Democratization of Social Services?
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Mike Seckinger

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Children’s Participation in Child Welfare Services
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Christine Hallett

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Modernizing the Youth Welfare System: The Forgotten Perspective of the Clients
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Andreas Markert and Sabine Wagenblass

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Does Democratic Rationality Extend to Social Services? Legitimation Problems in Professional Action
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Bernd Dewe and Hans-Uwe Otto

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Empowerment – A Challenge for Professionalization in Social Work
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Inger Siiriäinen

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Privatization and Professionalization: Challenges to Social Service Delivery in the U.S.A.
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Feminist Care Work Projects in Germany: Between Self-Help and Professional Identity
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Margrit Brückner

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Rising from the Ashes of Cutback, Political Warfare and Degraded Services: Community Building as a Template for Recreating the Welfare State
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Michael Fabricant and Steve Burghardt

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Part III. The Quality Approach
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Improving the Quality of Social Services: New Opportunities for Participation?
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Christopher Pollitt

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Quality-Enhancement in the Service Society: Perspectives for Social Work
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Matthias Engel, Gaby Flösser and Gesine Gensink

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Reform and Restructuring of Social Services in the United States: Evaluating Collaborative Service Models
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Jeanne C. Marsh and Carol Coohey

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Client Participation as an Instrument of Quality Assurance in Social Work: The Potential for Democratization in the ‘New’ Quality Consciousness
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Kerstin Petersen and Konstanze Piel

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Quality Assurance of Voluntary Welfare Associations: A Question of Morals, Law, Contract or Participation?
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Rudolph Bauer and Eckhard Hansen

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Self-Evaluation – The Ultimate Boot-Strap Approach?
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Maja Heiner

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Contributors
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Soziale Wohlfahrt; Sozialpolitik; Aufsatzsammlung; Sozialdienst

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Towards More Democracy in Social Services

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

i-iv

Preface

Contents

Towards More Democracy in Social Services: Models and Culture of Welfare

The End of Progressivism: Paradigmatic Shifts and Social Welfare

Consumers, Citizens and Coproducers – A Pluralistic Perspective on Democracy in Social Services

Social Service Delivery: The More Demand, the More Democracy?

Civil Society and the Welfare State

Does Welfare Lead to Dependency? Effectiveness and Undesirable Side-Effects of Welfare Institutions

Social Rights, Power and the Democratization of Social Services

The Scandinavian Social Service Model

Welfare, Democracy and Social Work

Democratization: The Recovery of the Political in Social Work(?)

The Organizational Construction of Social Citizenship

Democratization by Modernization? The Future Development of Social Service Organization

Personal Social Services: Changing Organizational Forms and Service User Participation. A British Perspective on the Democratization Debate

Client Demands and Professional Responsibility in Democratic Welfare Organizations

Old Democracy – New Quality? Transformation of Social Services in East Germany and Finland. The Case of Child Daycare

Cooperative Relations Within Youth Assistance – A Step Towards Democratization of Social Services?

Children’s Participation in Child Welfare Services

Modernizing the Youth Welfare System: The Forgotten Perspective of the Clients

Does Democratic Rationality Extend to Social Services? Legitimation Problems in Professional Action

Empowerment – A Challenge for Professionalization in Social Work

Privatization and Professionalization: Challenges to Social Service Delivery in the U.S.A.

Feminist Care Work Projects in Germany: Between Self-Help and Professional Identity

Rising from the Ashes of Cutback, Political Warfare and Degraded Services: Community Building as a Template for Recreating the Welfare State

Improving the Quality of Social Services: New Opportunities for Participation?

Quality-Enhancement in the Service Society: Perspectives for Social Work

Reform and Restructuring of Social Services in the United States: Evaluating Collaborative Service Models

Client Participation as an Instrument of Quality Assurance in Social Work: The Potential for Democratization in the ‘New’ Quality Consciousness

Quality Assurance of Voluntary Welfare Associations: A Question of Morals, Law, Contract or Participation?

Self-Evaluation – The Ultimate Boot-Strap Approach?

Contributors

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