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Alexandru Panican. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Alexandru Panican

Associate professor | Senior lecturer | PhD in Social Work

Alexandru Panican. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Strategies against poverty in a Social democratic local Welfare system: : still the responsibility of public actors?

Author

  • Alexandru Panican
  • Håkan Johansson

Editor

  • Håkan Johansson
  • Alexandru Panican

Summary, in English

This chapter analyses local strategies against poverty and social exclusion in Sweden, often seen as illustrative of a Social democratic welfare regime. The chapter addresses whether public actors play such a significant role in local anti-poverty strategies as established regime-debates suggest. Empirical investigations cover patterns of coordination between the social assistance system and activation services at local level as well as the functions local civil society organisations fulfil in providing the poor with support and services. Our findings show that despite extensive local autonomy and high pressure on the social assistance system, civil society actors play a limited role in the local welfare system. The local welfare system is furthermore characterized by extensive coordination problems between forms of minimum income support and local activation services.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work

Publishing year

2016

Language

English

Pages

155-179

Publication/Series

Work and Welfare in Europe

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Topic

  • Social Work

Keywords

  • Social democratic regime
  • local welfare system
  • local governance
  • partnerships
  • Civil Society

Status

Published

Project

  • Lund Human Rights Research Hub

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-1-137-53190-2
  • ISBN: 978-1-137-53189-6