Client experience of street-level activation practices
Implementation of discourage policy in the Czech Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11431561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbora Gřundělová (0000-0002-7565-8339, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 566-585 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-0183 • E-ISSN: 1461-703X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0261018320980583 |
| OpenAlex | W3114112300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 26 |
Despite the fact that the unemployment rate in the Czech Republic is one of the lowest in Europe, the country suffers from stagnating long-term unemployment. At the same time, there is a large number of people who fall out of the system as a result of harsh sanctions. The article aims to examine how the activation policy is implemented from the perspective of job seekers and to identify street-level activation practices using a micro-institutionalist perspective. To meet the objective, we used a qualitative research strategy and in-depth interviews. The results of the study show how particular levels of activation intertwine and how they strengthen and create a comprehensive normative system around work, unemployment, and financial support, thus enabling the implementation of the street-level activation practices. Street-level bureaucrats pursue formal policy goals that seek to discourage people from entitlement to benefits and services to cut down expenditures and improve statistics
Business · Czech · Economic growth · Economics · Entitlement (fair division · Normative · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Sanctions · Seekers · Unemployment · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |