What are the differences between policy entrepreneurship and street‐level policy
entrepreneurship? The research on street‐level policy entrepreneurship is still in its infancy …

The notion that social workers should engage in the policy process to further social justice is
embedded in the professional discourse. However, little is known about social workers' …

This Element aims to connect the literature of street-level bureaucrats with that of policy
entrepreneurship in order to analyze why and how bureaucrats operating at the street level …

Linking street‐level bureaucracy with policy entrepreneurship is a new, ongoing trend in the
literature. We claim that in various cases one must consider street‐level policy …

This article discusses why and how social workers need to engage in social policy practice
and how such engagement necessitates political action. The local conditions relating to …

Abstract Knowledge on street‐level bureaucrats as policy entrepreneurs is in its infancy.
This article contributes to this emerging field by examining three cases of successful efforts …

Societal and political developments in European welfare states challenge the core
principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversity …

Policy change is a core goal of community social workers. This study aims to identify the
motivational and facilitating factors associated with community social workers' engagement …

The social work profession has a long tradition of engaging with policy to promote social
justice, to improve the well-being of service users and the working conditions of social …

Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has
been increasing recognition of social workers as professionals with unique knowledge and …