International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 27 Issue 9/10

Contextualising new modes of governance in activation policies

Vando Borghi, Rik van Berkel

The first part of the paper aimed to interpret the changes addressed by the concepts of governance and activation in their context, in order to grasp the larger picture of the…

The “double dynamics” of activation: Institutions, citizens and the remaking of welfare governance

Janet Newman

This paper aims to explore activation policy as a condensate for new forms of governance in respect of welfare institutions and in relation to welfare subjects. It asks how far…

The government of activation policies by EU institutions

Amparo Serrano Pascual, Eduardo Crespo Suárez

This contribution, using EU institutions' legitimacy‐seeking procedures as an analytical framework, aims to discuss the political traps of EU governance processes taking place in…

Governing the activation of older workers in the European Union: The construction of the “activated retiree”

Emma Carmel, Kate Hamblin, Theo Papadopoulos

This paper seeks to evaluate the EU's “active ageing” agenda as a governance strategy for the activation of older workers, and its impact on the regulation both of those who make…

The impact of contractualism in social policies: The case of active labour market policies in Switzerland

Jean‐Michel Bonvin, Eric Moachon

This article's purpose is to analyse the current transformations of public action in two main respects: on the one side the relationships between individuals and institutions and…

Individualised service provision in an era of activation and new governance

Vando Borghi, Rik van Berkel

This article aims to discuss the individualisation trend in the provision of social services, focusing on activation services specifically.