scholarly journals Mundane constructs of the third and public sectors in the Finnish welfare state

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (03) ◽  
pp. 180-191
Author(s):  
Veera Kankainen ◽  
Tuulia Lerkkanen ◽  
Matilda Hellman
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
The Third ◽  
Public Sectors

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanna Mik-Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
State Power ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
The Third

This introductory chapter presents the aims and focus of this book: to explore current encounters between citizens and welfare staff and to investigate the effects of principles from the bureaucracy, values from the market and norms from the field of psychology on these welfare encounters. Such norms and principles are understood as immensely powerful, as they urge the use of specific resources/capitals, are agenda setting, and may even be attractive for both the welfare professionals and the citizens. The chapter briefly introduces its key theoretical concepts (‘welfare state’, ‘power’, and ‘professions’) before discussing relevant developments in current welfare states such as The Third Way, the move from government to governance, etc. and how these impact the welfare encounter.

Civil Society as Public Space and Democratic Participation

Eco-ethica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Manuel B. Dy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Participatory Democracy ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Democratic Participation ◽  
The Third

This paper attempts to show how civil society has served as public space and democratic participation in a society, in particular in Philippine society. It consists of three parts. The first part tries to delineate what constitutes civil society. The second part discusses the antinomies of elite democracy and participatory democracy, of rights-oriented liberalism and communitarianism, of welfare state and free market, and how civil society answers these antinomies. The third part surveys the role of civil society as public space and democratic participation in Philippine society. The paper concludes with the challenges in the context of the new dictatorial regime of President Rodrigo Duterte.

scholarly journals Er de frivillige organisationers teknologiunderskud et problem?

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
Anders La Cour
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Future Role ◽  
The Third ◽  
Welfare Society ◽  
The Future ◽  
Third Dimension

Is the Lack of Technology a Problem for Voluntary Organizations? This article attempts to contribute to the discussion of voluntary organizations and the challenges they face in the development of the Danish welfare society by applying insights from systems theory. The article discusses three central dimensions of these challenges. The first is the government’s increasing expectations as regards both the content and quality of voluntary effort, as well as its expectations regarding the nature of organization of voluntary groups. The second dimension is the lack of technology that voluntary organizations have at their disposal. The third dimension is a discussion of the relevan-ce that their programs and technologies have for the future role of voluntary organizations in the modernization of the Danish welfare state. In this regard it asks the question as to whether voluntary organizations suffer from a lack of relevant technologies.

Welfare State

2020 ◽  
pp. 525-541
Author(s):  
Eloísa del Pino
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
Structural Problems ◽  
The Welfare State

The first part of this chapter describes the main features of the Spanish Welfare State, trying to place it in a comparative perspective. The second part identifies the socioeconomic and political factors which explain its evolution since the beginning of the new century to the current situation, focusing on the attempts at recalibration of the system since 2000 and the interruption of this process due to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008. The third part analyses the main challenges that the Welfare State has to face in the post-crisis period, which include some structural problems such as its inability to address inequality or poverty during the periods of economic growth. Finally, the chapter speculates about the future of the Welfare State in Spain.

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