Towards a new era in the governance of integrated activation

A systematic review of the literature on the governance of welfare benefits and employment‐related services in Europe (2010–21)

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14624751
AutoresMinna Van Gerven (0000-0003-1240-6588, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland), Tuuli Malava (Faculty of Social Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland), Peppi Saikku (0000-0002-7466-3750, The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Helsinki Finland), Merita Mesiäislehto (0000-0001-7092-4725, The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Helsinki Finland)
Ano2024
Volume58
Fascículo3
Páginas329-343
Data de publicação2024-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Policy and Administration (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/spol.12960
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas49

This article presents the results of a systematic literature review of research articles ( N = 72) to study the governance logic of integrated activation policies and the problems relating to reintegrating welfare benefits with services. The inductive study of the problems indicated in the literature demonstrates both the vertical and horizontal aspects of the governance of integrated activation at the street level: challenges are tied to the top‐down activation policy; requirements and strategies of delivering benefits and services; collaboration and coordination in delivery chains; and risks and inequality that streel‐level bureaucrats are trying to deal with in their work. The results point primarily to flaws in the vertical governance of activation, such as frontline work problems and collaborative practices between different actors and agencies. Moreover, some problems relating to collaboration and coordination, pointed towards the challenges in horizontal governance of activation. The article, however, demonstrates how the governance of integrated activation requires a coupling of these different streams of governance and understanding governance as a complex network of interdependencies and causal connections between institutions, organisations, and co‐production with end users