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The public’s preferred level of involvement in local policy-making
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2023)
Abstract: Abstract We investigated what people consider the optimal level of citizen involvement in local policy decision-making. This is an important question to answer, given that civil servants and politicians are increasingly confronted with the pressure to ...
Co-Production and Co-Creation : Engaging Citizens in Public Services
Publication Type: eBook
Abstract: Co-production and co-creation occur when citizens participate actively in delivering and designing the services they receive. It has come increasingly onto the agenda of policymakers, as interest in citizen participation has more generally soared. Expe...
Welfare Services in Flemish Municipalities: Measuring and Explaining Local Governance Regimes
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of Social Research & Policy, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 153-166 (2010)
Abstract: In many countries, as in Belgium, welfare services are provided by either local governmental, private nonprofit, or private commercial organizations. Next to that, welfare service delivery is often embedded in local communities. In this article we meas...
Contagious inequality: economic disparities and excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Policy & Society; Jun2022, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p199-216, 18p
Abstract: Copyright of Policy & Society is the property of Oxford University Press / USA and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, d...
Combining the best of both worlds? Party members and citizens' initiatives in Belgium.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Citizenship Studies. Sep2020, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p825-845. 21p.
Abstract: The linkage function of political parties is put under pressure the last few decades (testified by increased electoral volatility and decline in party membership). As a result, it is assumed that citizens increasingly seek for other forms of participat...
Networks for Welfare Provision: Getting a Grip on Processes of Social Exclusion by Evaluating Network Effectiveness.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Social Policy & Administration. Dec2017, Vol. 51 Issue 7, p1174-1190. 17p. 2 Charts.
Abstract: It has been repeatedly stated that the topic of network effectiveness has often been neglected. This has led to a situation of ' network euphoria' amongst practitioners and policymakers with regard to the creation of networks as a means to (re-)organiz...
The Political Role of Social Work: Grasping the Momentum of Working Through Interorganizational Networks in Belgium.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of Social Service Research. May/Jun2017, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p404-415. 12p. 1 Chart.
Abstract: This article explores how social workers deal with the ambiguity that arises from their ability to transform the private needs of individuals into issues of public concern. It is argued that the current shift towards joined-up working, which is epitomi...
Nonprofit Advocacy Under a Third-Party Government Regime: Cooperation or Conflict?
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations. Feb2015, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p222-241. 20p.
Abstract: يحدد هذا المقال إلى أي مدى المنظمات الغير ربحية (NPOs) التي تقدم الخدمات ملتزمة بالوفاء بدور الدعم التعبيري وتبحث في الإستراتيجيات التي تعتمد عليها هذه المنظمات للقيام بذلك. علاوة على ذلك، نحن نسأل إذا كانت العلاقة الوطيدة مع الحكومة يضعف إستعداد المنظ...
Policy-making in an era of agencification: An exploration of task divisions between politicians, core departments and public agencies.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Policy & Society; Sep2012, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p249-258, 10p
Abstract: Copyright of Policy & Society is the property of Oxford University Press / USA and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, d...
A Review of Current Evidence for the Causal Impact of Attentional Bias on Fear and Anxiety.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Psychological Bulletin. May2014, Vol. 140 Issue 3, p682-721. 40p.
Abstract: Prominent cognitive theories postulate that an attentional bias toward threatening information contributes to the etiology, maintenance, or exacerbation of fear and anxiety. In this review, we investigate to what extent these causal claims are supporte...