Peter Raeymaeckers
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 204543 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Peter Raeymaeckers |
| PRENOMES | Peter |
| SOBRENOME | Raeymaeckers |
| ASSINATURA | RAEYMAECKERS P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Antwerp |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4281-0952 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 34 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 77 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 34 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Navigating community work practices
Community social work practice increasingly relies on informal, low-threshold interactions to foster conviviality in highly diverse communities. Yet little is known about how community members themselves actively foster and undermine conviviality in these informal settings. Specifically, this article examines how symbolic and social boundaries are demarcated, revealing in- and outgroup dynamics in an urban community centre in Flanders, the northe…
Patterns of Reentry Concerns Among Incarcerated People in Belgium
The transition from prison to the community is often marked by challenges across multiple life domains, underscoring the need for a multidimensional perspective on reentry. Although such challenges can result in concerns about reentry during incarceration, little is known about these concerns. This study uses survey data from incarcerated individuals ( N = 716) across fifteen Flemish and Brussels prisons (Belgium) to examine the heterogeneity of …
The Key to Success? Social Network Brokerage in Buddy Programmes for Newly Arrived Migrants in the Flemish Region of Belgium
Conceptualizing Policy Advocacy Effectiveness in NPO Research
The aim of this scoping literature review is to conceptualize Policy Advocacy Effectiveness (PAE) within the sphere of nonprofit advocacy, responding to recent calls for research on NPO advocacy outcomes. We focus our analysis on the criteria and indicators used in empirical studies to measure NPO-driven PAE. Our findings identify five main categories of outcome criteria: policy cycle outcomes, organizational capacity outcomes, constituent outcom…
Aren’t We Done yet?’ The Continued Relevance of New Public Management for Nonprofit Research
At the ISTR 2024 Conference in Antwerp, Belgium, the local host committee organized a dedicated research track on the impact of New Public Management (NPM) on the nonprofit sector. This special issue brings together some of the most promising contributions presented in this track. In this introduction, we outline the significance of the topic and highlight the contributions to this special issue
Diverging and converging perceptions in legitimising policy advocacy
This study examines the legitimacy of strategies employed by social workadvocacy organisations in six Flemish municipalities, focusing on theperceptions of both policymakers and social work advocates. Using aqualitative approach, we analysed interview data to identify areas ofalignment and divergence in legitimacy expectations. The findingsreveal that legitimacy expectations among the two groups align whenreferring to structured direct lobbying a…
A mosaic of solidarity – Exploring religion-based solidarity initiatives in Flanders (Belgium)
sponsorship: This research is part of the SOLIGION project (2021-2024) funded by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek project number: S006621N. (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|S006621N)
Mobilizing moral outrage
Harmony Amidst Discord
This paper explores the complex dynamics between religion-based solidarity initiatives (RSIs) and local governments, focusing on government funding. RSIs, driven by religious values, support vulnerable groups but often face tension with secular, bureaucratic expectations. Using an institutional logics framework, the study identifies sources of tension and examines how RSIs in Antwerp and Louvain, Belgium, navigate these challenges. Our findings s…
Trading Voice for Viability? The Impact of Marketization on Nonprofits' Critical Voice
Propelled by the New Public Management reforms, the infusion of market values in the public‐nonprofit interface is argued to have increased nonprofit organizations' (NPOs) capacity to influence public policy through increased access to government, yet often at the cost of abandoning their critical stance toward the said government. Drawing on cross‐country survey data collected from NPOs across three different welfare states (N = 779), this study…
‘You have to let them do it themselves’
In Western welfare states, public and non-profit service organizations are increasingly looking for ways to combine the efforts and expertise of professionals and volunteers to provide support and services to vulnerable target groups. However, little is known about how professionals and volunteers collaborate to provide these social services and support. The aim of this qualitative study is to analyze how professionals support volunteers in a bef…
Standardization or Discretionary Space? A Mixed-Method Study on Government-Imposed Performance Measurement Instruments in Social Services
Despite the increased scientific interest in performance measurement instruments (PMIs) on the part of funders, governments, and social service organizations (SSOs), studies on professionals’ use of these instruments in their daily practice are still scarce. We examine the extent to which the characteristics of the organization and social worker explain how government-imposed PMIs are used. Using a mixed-method approach, we study social workers a…
Faith Based Organizations
In this paper, we present the results of our scoping review on the literature (2010–2021) on faith-based organizations (FBOs) active in the field of poverty alleviation. We focus on the different typologies that are used to study FBOs. Because not all articles use an existing typology or develop a new one, we also collected and studied the variables that are used in the articles to distinguish different types of FBOs. Our research shows that the …
In what context does goal-oriented care thrive? A qualitative study investigating how contextual factors influence implementation efforts for goal-oriented care
This study aims to explore how the concept of goal-oriented care is being picked up and adopted in Flanders, Belgium. Looking at the meso- and macro-level context: what drives the implementation process of goal-oriented care forward and what might hinder its uptake? This research helps individuals and organizations who want to introduce an innovation such as goal-oriented care inside their organization or in the broader primary care landscape by …
A Quantitative Analysis of Policy and Sociocultural Advocacy Within a Neo-corporatist Context
Policy and sociocultural advocacy are still entrenched within their disciplinary silos. This makes that a lot of research is missing out on the complete picture of nonprofits’ social change efforts. Moreover, this also relates to inconsistencies (i.e., determinants) and ambiguities (i.e., tactics) that are characteristic of the current ‘morass’ in which nonprofit advocacy literature finds itself today. In this study, we empirically analyze whethe…
Will the implementation process for goal-oriented primary care succeed? A qualitative study investigating five perceived attributes of goal-oriented care
Combining generalist and specialist social work in activation policies
In the last decades, activation policies and practices aimed at getting people off benefits and into work have been at the forefront of social policy. One of the challenges of activation practices is that social services with a narrow specialist focus fall short in supporting vulnerable target groups. A growing body of social work literature recognises that both generalist and specialist social works play an important role in supporting vulnerabl…
Advocacy Through Practices of Input and Throughput Legitimacy
This study examines how non-profit organizations that engage in advocacy gain their legitimacy in the eyes of their target group of vulnerable citizens. The existing body of literature shows that these organizations are challenged in their pursuit of citizen legitimacy, defined as the extent to which their constituent target group perceives the organization as justified, accepted, and appropriate. This paper draws on the results of qualitative re…
The Building Blocks of Implementation Frameworks and Models in Primary Care
Background: Our aim is to identify the core building blocks of existing implementation frameworks and models, which can be used as a basis to further develop a framework for the implementation of complex interventions within primary care practices. Within the field of implementation science, various frameworks, and models exist to support the uptake of research findings and evidence-based practices. However, these frameworks and models often are …
Overcoming non-take-up of rights
In contemporary welfare states, the non-take-up of rights is a pervasive and considerable problem. Yet, our empirical and theoretical understanding of this phenomenon is still rather limited. In this context, the historical role of social work practice in bridging between citizens and the welfare state cannot be overlooked. To adequately tackle non-take-up, there is an urgency for usable knowledge that is oriented towards practice. In this articl…
The DNA of social work as a human rights practice from a frontline social workers’ perspective in Flanders
Societal and political developments in European welfare states challenge the core principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversity that underpin social work. At the same time, however, in many European countries, there is a revival of a more transformative social work discourse aimed at the fight for social justice and the realisation of human rights. Gaining insight into the implementation of this h…
Motivations to become a master in social work
In the field of social work education, many studies address students’ motivations to become social workers. Most of these studies focus on bachelor‘s students in social work and confirm that altruistic and expressive motivations underlie students’ decisions to enter the social work profession. However, few studies focus on students earning a Master in Social Work (MSW). The purpose of this paper is to explore why students want to earn a master’s …
The Governance of Public–Nonprofit Service Networks
In this research, we focus on the governance role of the coordinator affiliated to the leading agency in public–nonprofit service networks. We analyze the extent to which different types of coordinators are able to build consensus on a set of network goals in close collaboration with the nonprofit network partners. We explore three network cases, respectively, coordinated by a commissioner, a co-producer and a facilitator. Both network coordinato…
Investing in work
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the impact of two social investment strategies (labour activation and governance coordination) targeted to social assistance clients within three different welfare-system coordination cases, with focus on social and economic inclusion. Design/methodology/approach The authors focus on the impact of reform at micro (individually experienced impact), meso (impact across settings) and macro (socio-struc…
Subsidiarity and social citizenship
Previous research has emphasised that conditionality impinges on social citizenship. However, a systematic assessment examining the impact of functional and territorial subsidiarity has been overlooked. Developing seven operational criteria – rights, means testing, conditionality, voice and choice, discretion, benefit's adequacy and supplementary system – we determined levels of subsidiarity and social citizenship in social assistance schemes. An…
The trade-off between home-ownership and pensions
This article reports an analysis of European Community Household Panel (ECHP) data to test the hypothesis suggested by Kemeny (1981) and Castles (1998) of a trade-off between the extent of home-ownership and the generosity of old-age pensions. To this end, we evaluate the impact of a range of both pensions arrangements and housing policies on the risk of poverty in old age. The most important analytical innovation is the inclusion of social housi…
The influence of formal and informal support systems on the labour supply of divorced mothers
In this article, we evaluate the effect of both formal and informal childcare support systems on the post-divorce labour supply of divorced mothers. To this end, we model the change in working hours before and after divorce by using a multilevel approach, estimating the impact of both micro- and macro-level determinants. Although we find empirical evidence for the hypothesis that a country's institutional environment plays an important role in fa…
The DNA of social work as a human rights practice from a frontline social workers’ perspective in Flanders
Societal and political developments in European welfare states challenge the core principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversity that underpin social work. At the same time, however, in many European countries, there is a revival of a more transformative social work discourse aimed at the fight for social justice and the realisation of human rights. Gaining insight into the implementation of this h…
To Work or Not to Work? The Role of the Organisational Context for Social Workers' Perceptions on Activation
Social-work theory and practice have always been closely related to the ideology and social context of the welfare state. A recent shift that has important consequences for European social work is the growing emphasis on the activation of people in poverty. For European countries, social work is challenged when confronted with the need to ‘activate’ people falling through the cracks of the labour market. In this article, we investigate the percep…
How can we study the integration of networks among human service organizations? Some lessons from organizational sociology
Since the 1970s, the concept of social networks became very popular in the sociological literature on organizations. This is especially the case when focusing on human service organizations. We follow Provan and Milward in defining the networks among human service organizations as 'service delivery vehicles' providing value to a population confronted with varying needs, in ways that could not have been achieved by a single organization. An import…
Standardization or Discretionary Space? A Mixed-Method Study on Government-Imposed Performance Measurement Instruments in Social Services
Despite the increased scientific interest in performance measurement instruments (PMIs) on the part of funders, governments, and social service organizations (SSOs), studies on professionals’ use of these instruments in their daily practice are still scarce. We examine the extent to which the characteristics of the organization and social worker explain how government-imposed PMIs are used. Using a mixed-method approach, we study social workers a…
A Quantitative Analysis of Policy and Sociocultural Advocacy Within a Neo-corporatist Context
Policy and sociocultural advocacy are still entrenched within their disciplinary silos. This makes that a lot of research is missing out on the complete picture of nonprofits’ social change efforts. Moreover, this also relates to inconsistencies (i.e., determinants) and ambiguities (i.e., tactics) that are characteristic of the current ‘morass’ in which nonprofit advocacy literature finds itself today. In this study, we empirically analyze whethe…
Motivations to become a master in social work
In the field of social work education, many studies address students’ motivations to become social workers. Most of these studies focus on bachelor‘s students in social work and confirm that altruistic and expressive motivations underlie students’ decisions to enter the social work profession. However, few studies focus on students earning a Master in Social Work (MSW). The purpose of this paper is to explore why students want to earn a master’s …
Migrants in the periphery
Poverty rates among people with a foreign background in Europe are increasing exponentially. Literature shows that migrant organisations can play a central role to combat poverty. However, scientific evidence on their specific role in the provision of service towards people in poverty is lacking [Dierckx, et al. (2009); Heyse, 2008; Spencer, & Cooper (2006, January 10)]. We consider migrant organisations as a particular type of civil society orga…
Childcare Strategies of Divorced Mothers in Europe
In this contribution, we focus on the influence of employment-supportive policies on the childcare strategies of a specific subgroup of mothers, namely, divorced mothers. As previous research has shown, the economic consequences of divorce are mitigated by the provision of formal childcare, allowing divorced mothers to combine work and care and thus achieve a decent level of economic well-being. Our main hypotheses deal with the interplay between…
Will the implementation process for goal-oriented primary care succeed? A qualitative study investigating five perceived attributes of goal-oriented care
The Governance of Public–Nonprofit Service Networks
In this research, we focus on the governance role of the coordinator affiliated to the leading agency in public–nonprofit service networks. We analyze the extent to which different types of coordinators are able to build consensus on a set of network goals in close collaboration with the nonprofit network partners. We explore three network cases, respectively, coordinated by a commissioner, a co-producer and a facilitator. Both network coordinato…
Subsidiarity and social citizenship
Previous research has emphasised that conditionality impinges on social citizenship. However, a systematic assessment examining the impact of functional and territorial subsidiarity has been overlooked. Developing seven operational criteria – rights, means testing, conditionality, voice and choice, discretion, benefit's adequacy and supplementary system – we determined levels of subsidiarity and social citizenship in social assistance schemes. An…
Harmony Amidst Discord
This paper explores the complex dynamics between religion-based solidarity initiatives (RSIs) and local governments, focusing on government funding. RSIs, driven by religious values, support vulnerable groups but often face tension with secular, bureaucratic expectations. Using an institutional logics framework, the study identifies sources of tension and examines how RSIs in Antwerp and Louvain, Belgium, navigate these challenges. Our findings s…
Combining generalist and specialist social work in activation policies
In the last decades, activation policies and practices aimed at getting people off benefits and into work have been at the forefront of social policy. One of the challenges of activation practices is that social services with a narrow specialist focus fall short in supporting vulnerable target groups. A growing body of social work literature recognises that both generalist and specialist social works play an important role in supporting vulnerabl…
Advocacy Through Practices of Input and Throughput Legitimacy
This study examines how non-profit organizations that engage in advocacy gain their legitimacy in the eyes of their target group of vulnerable citizens. The existing body of literature shows that these organizations are challenged in their pursuit of citizen legitimacy, defined as the extent to which their constituent target group perceives the organization as justified, accepted, and appropriate. This paper draws on the results of qualitative re…
Investing in work
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the impact of two social investment strategies (labour activation and governance coordination) targeted to social assistance clients within three different welfare-system coordination cases, with focus on social and economic inclusion. Design/methodology/approach The authors focus on the impact of reform at micro (individually experienced impact), meso (impact across settings) and macro (socio-struc…
From a Bird's Eye View? A Comparative Analysis of Governance and Network Integration Among Human Service Organizations
It is widely recognized by social workers and human service administrators that interorganizational networks are an important aspect of the everyday reality of human service organizations. A well-integrated network is defined as a network in which all organizations are connected and the resource exchange among all network actors is guaranteed. To analyze the integration of service networks, this study conducts a social network analysis of four ne…
Marriage and Divorce in Belgium
While the influence of resources on marriage dissolution has often been examined separately, little empirical research is gathered on the effect of couple-level professional, educational, and financial resources. In this article, Rogers' four-part theoretical resources framework will be used to examine the influence of professional, educational, and financial resources on the risk for marriage dissolution. Our analysis suggests that the divorce r…
Childcare Strategies of Divorced Mothers in Europe
In this contribution, we focus on the influence of employment-supportive policies on the childcare strategies of a specific subgroup of mothers, namely, divorced mothers. As previous research has shown, the economic consequences of divorce are mitigated by the provision of formal childcare, allowing divorced mothers to combine work and care and thus achieve a decent level of economic well-being. Our main hypotheses deal with the interplay between…
The influence of formal and informal support systems on the labour supply of divorced mothers
In this article, we evaluate the effect of both formal and informal childcare support systems on the post-divorce labour supply of divorced mothers. To this end, we model the change in working hours before and after divorce by using a multilevel approach, estimating the impact of both micro- and macro-level determinants. Although we find empirical evidence for the hypothesis that a country's institutional environment plays an important role in fa…
The trade-off between home-ownership and pensions
This article reports an analysis of European Community Household Panel (ECHP) data to test the hypothesis suggested by Kemeny (1981) and Castles (1998) of a trade-off between the extent of home-ownership and the generosity of old-age pensions. To this end, we evaluate the impact of a range of both pensions arrangements and housing policies on the risk of poverty in old age. The most important analytical innovation is the inclusion of social housi…
Working together? Social integration and the effectiveness of networks among human service organizations
How can we study the integration of networks among human service organizations? Some lessons from organizational sociology
Since the 1970s, the concept of social networks became very popular in the sociological literature on organizations. This is especially the case when focusing on human service organizations. We follow Provan and Milward in defining the networks among human service organizations as 'service delivery vehicles' providing value to a population confronted with varying needs, in ways that could not have been achieved by a single organization. An import…
From a Bird's Eye View? A Comparative Analysis of Governance and Network Integration Among Human Service Organizations
It is widely recognized by social workers and human service administrators that interorganizational networks are an important aspect of the everyday reality of human service organizations. A well-integrated network is defined as a network in which all organizations are connected and the resource exchange among all network actors is guaranteed. To analyze the integration of service networks, this study conducts a social network analysis of four ne…
To Work or Not to Work? The Role of the Organisational Context for Social Workers' Perceptions on Activation
Social-work theory and practice have always been closely related to the ideology and social context of the welfare state. A recent shift that has important consequences for European social work is the growing emphasis on the activation of people in poverty. For European countries, social work is challenged when confronted with the need to ‘activate’ people falling through the cracks of the labour market. In this article, we investigate the percep…
Subsidiarity and social citizenship
Previous research has emphasised that conditionality impinges on social citizenship. However, a systematic assessment examining the impact of functional and territorial subsidiarity has been overlooked. Developing seven operational criteria – rights, means testing, conditionality, voice and choice, discretion, benefit's adequacy and supplementary system – we determined levels of subsidiarity and social citizenship in social assistance schemes. An…
Migrants in the periphery
Poverty rates among people with a foreign background in Europe are increasing exponentially. Literature shows that migrant organisations can play a central role to combat poverty. However, scientific evidence on their specific role in the provision of service towards people in poverty is lacking [Dierckx, et al. (2009); Heyse, 2008; Spencer, & Cooper (2006, January 10)]. We consider migrant organisations as a particular type of civil society orga…
Motivations to become a master in social work
In the field of social work education, many studies address students’ motivations to become social workers. Most of these studies focus on bachelor‘s students in social work and confirm that altruistic and expressive motivations underlie students’ decisions to enter the social work profession. However, few studies focus on students earning a Master in Social Work (MSW). The purpose of this paper is to explore why students want to earn a master’s …
The Governance of Public–Nonprofit Service Networks
In this research, we focus on the governance role of the coordinator affiliated to the leading agency in public–nonprofit service networks. We analyze the extent to which different types of coordinators are able to build consensus on a set of network goals in close collaboration with the nonprofit network partners. We explore three network cases, respectively, coordinated by a commissioner, a co-producer and a facilitator. Both network coordinato…
Investing in work
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the impact of two social investment strategies (labour activation and governance coordination) targeted to social assistance clients within three different welfare-system coordination cases, with focus on social and economic inclusion. Design/methodology/approach The authors focus on the impact of reform at micro (individually experienced impact), meso (impact across settings) and macro (socio-struc…
The DNA of social work as a human rights practice from a frontline social workers’ perspective in Flanders
Societal and political developments in European welfare states challenge the core principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversity that underpin social work. At the same time, however, in many European countries, there is a revival of a more transformative social work discourse aimed at the fight for social justice and the realisation of human rights. Gaining insight into the implementation of this h…
The Building Blocks of Implementation Frameworks and Models in Primary Care
Background: Our aim is to identify the core building blocks of existing implementation frameworks and models, which can be used as a basis to further develop a framework for the implementation of complex interventions within primary care practices. Within the field of implementation science, various frameworks, and models exist to support the uptake of research findings and evidence-based practices. However, these frameworks and models often are …
Overcoming non-take-up of rights
In contemporary welfare states, the non-take-up of rights is a pervasive and considerable problem. Yet, our empirical and theoretical understanding of this phenomenon is still rather limited. In this context, the historical role of social work practice in bridging between citizens and the welfare state cannot be overlooked. To adequately tackle non-take-up, there is an urgency for usable knowledge that is oriented towards practice. In this articl…
Combining generalist and specialist social work in activation policies
In the last decades, activation policies and practices aimed at getting people off benefits and into work have been at the forefront of social policy. One of the challenges of activation practices is that social services with a narrow specialist focus fall short in supporting vulnerable target groups. A growing body of social work literature recognises that both generalist and specialist social works play an important role in supporting vulnerabl…
Advocacy Through Practices of Input and Throughput Legitimacy
This study examines how non-profit organizations that engage in advocacy gain their legitimacy in the eyes of their target group of vulnerable citizens. The existing body of literature shows that these organizations are challenged in their pursuit of citizen legitimacy, defined as the extent to which their constituent target group perceives the organization as justified, accepted, and appropriate. This paper draws on the results of qualitative re…
Faith Based Organizations
In this paper, we present the results of our scoping review on the literature (2010–2021) on faith-based organizations (FBOs) active in the field of poverty alleviation. We focus on the different typologies that are used to study FBOs. Because not all articles use an existing typology or develop a new one, we also collected and studied the variables that are used in the articles to distinguish different types of FBOs. Our research shows that the …
In what context does goal-oriented care thrive? A qualitative study investigating how contextual factors influence implementation efforts for goal-oriented care
This study aims to explore how the concept of goal-oriented care is being picked up and adopted in Flanders, Belgium. Looking at the meso- and macro-level context: what drives the implementation process of goal-oriented care forward and what might hinder its uptake? This research helps individuals and organizations who want to introduce an innovation such as goal-oriented care inside their organization or in the broader primary care landscape by …
A Quantitative Analysis of Policy and Sociocultural Advocacy Within a Neo-corporatist Context
Policy and sociocultural advocacy are still entrenched within their disciplinary silos. This makes that a lot of research is missing out on the complete picture of nonprofits’ social change efforts. Moreover, this also relates to inconsistencies (i.e., determinants) and ambiguities (i.e., tactics) that are characteristic of the current ‘morass’ in which nonprofit advocacy literature finds itself today. In this study, we empirically analyze whethe…
Will the implementation process for goal-oriented primary care succeed? A qualitative study investigating five perceived attributes of goal-oriented care
‘You have to let them do it themselves’
In Western welfare states, public and non-profit service organizations are increasingly looking for ways to combine the efforts and expertise of professionals and volunteers to provide support and services to vulnerable target groups. However, little is known about how professionals and volunteers collaborate to provide these social services and support. The aim of this qualitative study is to analyze how professionals support volunteers in a bef…
Standardization or Discretionary Space? A Mixed-Method Study on Government-Imposed Performance Measurement Instruments in Social Services
Despite the increased scientific interest in performance measurement instruments (PMIs) on the part of funders, governments, and social service organizations (SSOs), studies on professionals’ use of these instruments in their daily practice are still scarce. We examine the extent to which the characteristics of the organization and social worker explain how government-imposed PMIs are used. Using a mixed-method approach, we study social workers a…
Patterns of Reentry Concerns Among Incarcerated People in Belgium
The transition from prison to the community is often marked by challenges across multiple life domains, underscoring the need for a multidimensional perspective on reentry. Although such challenges can result in concerns about reentry during incarceration, little is known about these concerns. This study uses survey data from incarcerated individuals ( N = 716) across fifteen Flemish and Brussels prisons (Belgium) to examine the heterogeneity of …
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