Table of contents - Special Issue: Governance of the activation policies in Europe
Guest Editors: Rik van Berkel, Willibrord de Graaf, Tom Sirovtka
Governance of the activation policies in Europe: Introduction
Rik van Berkel, Willibrord de Graaf, Tomáš SirovátkaThe purpose of this introduction to the special issue is to give an overview of the key aspects of the governance of activation policies as discussed in the existing literature…
The diversity of activation markets in Europe
Rik van Berkel, Fritz Sager, Franziska EhrlerThe purpose of this article is to analyse the diversity of markets for the provision of activation services.
Decentralization and centralization: Governing the activation of social assistance recipients in Europe
Renate Minas, Sharon Wright, Rik van BerkelThe purpose of this article is to examine the governance of activation in relation to the decentralization and centralization of activation for social assistance recipients in…
Network governance in activation policy – health care as an emergent partner
Peppi Saikku, Vappu KarjalainenThe purpose of this article is to describe the implementation and results of Finnish activation policy from the viewpoint of integrated services and in the framework of network…
Converging worlds of activation?: Activation policies and governance in Europe and the role of the EU
Paolo R. GrazianoThe purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between the emerging European activation policies and the evolution of domestic activation policies and its governance…
New public governance and activation
Franziska EhrlerThe purpose of this article is to assess the emergence of New Public Management in the governance of activation policies in nine European countries. In the light of considerable…
Governance and implementation of activation policies: Czech Republic and Italy compared
Paolo R. Graziano, Jiří WinklerThe purpose of this paper is to explore the question regarding how the similar implementation traditions in two countries (Czech Republic and Italy) have influenced the…
Governance reforms and their impacts on the effects of activation policies
Willibrord de Graaf, Tomáš SirovátkaThe purpose of this paper is to deal with the question of whether the expectations of improved effects due to governance reforms have been met in nine European Union (EU…
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