This distinctive book highlights the comparative transversal and national issues of multi-level
governance in social welfare policies. The author reports on three particular policy areas …

The literature on public management reform exhibits two intertwined convergence myths.
First, a world‐wide consensus on a new public management (NPM) reform agenda is seen …

All over Europe, activation or active labour-market policies have become important
instruments to promote the transition from welfare to work, that is, to (re) integrate …

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For activation policies to succeed, the provision of social services in addition to labour‐
market services is essential, as social services are a prerequisite for integrating groups with …

This article discusses factors shaping street‐level caseworkers' role in the 'personalization'of
activation for people with employability and health‐related barriers to work. Rice's (2013) …

Active inclusion reforms are radically transforming social policies in Europe. Consequently,
the welfare state is changing from a social citizenship approach based on uniform benefits …

This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social
citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of …

This article introduces the central topic of the thematic section of this issue: the governance
of activation. It applies the concept of governance to new service provision models and …

The concept of public action is a magnifying lens for shedding light on the plurality of
institutional and social actors interacting in policies. Taking into account a changing social …