Social Policy Review 38 : Analysis and Debate in Social Policy 2026.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Housing, Believe.

Series:

Social Policy Review Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2026.

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Social Policy Review 38".

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables

Notes on contributors

Introduction to Social Policy Review 38

Part I Labour market, employment and youth transitions

1 From exclusion to employment: a transdisciplinary perspective on barriers facing economically inactive people in North East England

Introduction

Economic inactivity

The North East of England

Synthesising transdisciplinary perspectives: a co-​creation method

Presenting the key themes

Readiness and resistance to work

The role and accessibility of support services

The move into work

Finding decent and meaningful work

The value and challenges of a transdisciplinary perspective

Conclusion

Closing remarks and implications

References

2 A neglected 'class ceiling'? Intersecting inequalities in the post-​16 transitions of early education leavers

Policy and research background

Analytic approach, data and methods

Characteristics of young people leaving school early

Reasons for leaving FTE at 16

Three types of transitions

Type A: High-​need stalled transitions

Type B: Non-​linear precarious transitions

Type C: Relatively privileged transitions

Longitudinal intersectional inequalities

Pre-​16 school years

Barriers to learning at school

Unequal access to relevant careers guidance at school

Post-​16 inequalities at the intersection of SEND, class and place

Type A: High-​need stalled transitions -​ post-​16

Type B: Non-​linear precarious -​ transitions post-​16

Type C: Relatively privileged -​ transitions post-​16

Discussion and conclusion

Acknowledgements

Notes

3 Who cares for the carers? Workforce-​related challenges and quality of long-​term care in Greece

Introduction.

Theoretical and contextual background

Training, education and competencies of those employed in the LTC sector

Staffing levels

Working conditions, including wages

The roles of informal carers, including migrant carers working without formal employment contracts

Methodology

Findings

Training gaps and role mismatches

Harsh working conditions and low social prestige

Chronic understaffing and high turnover

Reliance on family members and migrant carers

Stakeholder proposals and the case for systemic reform

Part II Rethinking welfare: norms, ecosystems and public attitudes

4 The ecosystemic shift in social policies: the case of the local care ecosystem

Background: governance, integrated systems and ecosystems

The ecosystem paradigm in social policies

Ecosystems as governance models

From integrated services to local ecosystems

Policy convergence

The case study analysis

Regional context

Methods

Framework

Definition and purpose

Local capacities

Systemic innovation

Collaborative governance

Transition management

Results

Improving the personalisation of care

Strengthening intersectoral coordination

Strengthening community support networks

Innovation and new services

Learning assessment and outcomes

Contributions of the ecosystem model to a new social policy framework

Contribution to transitional social policies (ecosystemic models)

New modes of collaborative governance

Connecting local experimentation with institutional consolidation

Adaptive transfer of innovations

Challenges and risks

Tensions between innovation and stabilisation

Limits and challenges of the transfer model

Dependence on intermediary infrastructures

Territorial inequalities and risks for equity.

Political and fiscal sustainability

Risks associated with co-​responsibility

Conclusions and lessons learned

Note

5 Mothers not choosing all-​day childcare in urban areas in Japan: individual preference, family-​unfriendly workplace or policy deficit?

Literature review

Micro-​level factors: individual socio-​economic background and cultural values

Meso-​level factors: workplaces, implementation gaps and pregnancy discrimination

Macro-​level factors: childcare policy design and access

Policy change, employment and childcare access in Japan

Method

Outcome and conditions

Analysis of necessity

Analysis of sufficiency

6 Rethinking family deservingness: a systematic literature review of public opinion about families as welfare recipients

Theoretical background

Families as a target group within deservingness theory

Determinants of families' deservingness

Family characteristics

Respondents' characteristics

Contextual factors

Part III Poverty, housing and inequality

7 Housing poverty and social inequalities among older people in Italy

Analytical framework

Research strategy and data

Older people and housing poverty in Italy in a comparative perspective

Older people and housing poverty in Italy: an in-​depth analysis

Conclusions

8 'Beggars can't be choosers': how devolution shapes access to Free School Meals

Divergent policy: FSMs in England, NI, Scotland and Wales

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Which children benefit most?

Methodology.

Discussion: Cross-​country themes from workshops

Theme 1: Unfairness and anger towards differences

Theme 2: Shared concerns about food quality

Theme 3: Inadequate support for children with SEND/​dietary needs

Part IV Migration, race and social exclusion

9 'We know we are outsiders': migrant experiences of antisocial behaviour victimisation

Migration and community cohesion

Intersectional vulnerability and community cohesion

ASB, victims and vulnerability

Findings and discussion

10 Constructing (post)-​race in English health and social policy: the case of Roma people

Competing racial ideologies and realities

The political construction of Roma people

Unpacking the (non-​)construction of Roma people in English health and social policy

The policy corpus

Policy 'maker' and 'influencer' narratives

Data analysis and triangulation

Shifting ideological framings that maintain (and occasionally challenge) policy (non-​)constructions of Roma people

Framing 1: 'European' Roma migrants are just like our 'British' Gypsies and Travellers

Framing 2: Roma are a White minority

Framing 3: Roma are no one's responsibility

Framing 4: Roma are a specialist topic

Working with the (non-​)construction of Roma people 'on the ground'

11 Mapping migrant penalty across 16 advanced economies from the perspective of institutional complementarity between welfare and production regimes

Transition to post-​industrial society and dualism

Welfare and production regimes

Dominant regimes and migrant labour integration

LME/​liberal welfare states (Anglophone countries)

CME/​conservative welfare states (Continental Europe).

CME/​social-​democratic welfare states (Northern Europe)

MME/​Mediterranean welfare states (Southern Europe)

Hypotheses

H1: Migrant penalty

H2: Long-​term residence effect

Data and method

Model specification

Migrant penalty patterns based on welfare and production regimes

Long-​term residency effect

Part V Governance, policy implementation and welfare regulation

12 From national policy to local practice: poverty alleviation in Strasbourg and Milan

comparing governance models and actor constellations

Cross-​national approaches to poverty alleviation: France and Italy

The French case

The Italian case

Local actors and strategies against poverty in Strasbourg

Strasbourg local actors

Collectivit é Europ é enne d'Alsace (CEA)

Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF) (Family allowance fund)

The City of Strasbourg

Employment Centres (France Travail)

Third-​sector actors

The CEA approach against poverty

Local planning instruments: Plan D é partemental d'Insertion (PDI) (Departmental integration plan) and Plan D é partemental d'Insertion Emploi (PDIE) (Departmental employment integration plan)

The SPIE as an alternative strategic framework

Intensification of controls and critical perspectives

Local actors and strategies against poverty in Milan

Milan local actors

Regione Lombardia

Ambiti sociali

The City of Milan

Employment centres (CPIs)

Third sector

Local implementation of AdI: evolving organisational and governance challenges in Milan

Administrative deadlines and reorganisation of social work activities

Staffing strategies and changes in professional roles

Allocation of cases and intra-​organisational coordination.

Eligibility restrictions and consequences for beneficiaries.

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Print version: Housing, Believe Social Policy Review 38

ISBN:

9781447380436

OCLC:

1595743770