From universal system of social policy to particularistic? The case of the Baltic States

Aidukaitė, Jolanta

doi:10.1016/j.postcomstud.2003.09.002

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“…There are even several special journals dedicated to investigate different aspects of social policy and welfare: journals of the Social Policy Association Journal of Social Policy and Social Policy and Society, published by Cambridge University Press, Social Politics, published by Oxford University Press, Critical Social Policy and Journal of European Social Policy, published by SAGE, Journal of Policy Practice (formerly known as The Social Policy Journal), published by Taylor & Francis, and other journals. Lithuanian scholars also explicitly investigate social policy and welfare issues: Aidukaite (2003Aidukaite ( , 2006aAidukaite ( , 2006bAidukaite ( , 2009Aidukaite ( , 2011) analyses Lithuanian welfare system, welfare reforms and formation of social insurance institutions in comparative perspective, Guogis (2000Guogis ( , 2002Guogis ( , 2004Guogis ( , 2005aGuogis ( , 2005bGuogis ( , 2006aGuogis ( , 2006bGuogis ( , 2008Guogis ( , 2010 focuses on social policy models in Lithuania, provision of social services, social responsibility, and social insurance, Jasilioniene (2005a, 2005b), Jancaityte (2005b), Jonkaryte (2003), Maslauskaite (2003), Mikulioniene (2003), Mitrikas (2003), Table 1 Four approaches to social policy research…”

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Public Attitudes towards Social Policy: the Role of State, Individual and Family in Social Provision and Welfare in Lithuania

Butkevičienė

2012

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This article discusses increasingly heterogeneous nature of social policy in contemporary societies, focusing on the analysis of public attitudes towards the role of state, individual and family in the social provision. Existing literature does not present one answer what institutions should have a central role in creating social welfare as liberal and Marxist theories have different answers about the role of the state in social provision. Lithuania was selected as a case for analysis because it is interesting as a post-soviet country. In this context, the question is whether people still have big expectations for the state's role in social provision (as in soviet times) or are prepared to take responsibility themselves. The paper is based on the results of two interrelated projects: the research project 'International Social Survey Programme: Monitoring of Lithuanian social problems (ISSP-LT)' 1 and the research project 'Monitoring of social problems: implementation of International Social Survey Program (ISSP)' 2. The paper presents empirical results of two representative public opinion surveys. The results of empirical studies reveal that people still have big expectations for the role of the state in social provision and welfare. The state should be mainly 1 The paper is partly based upon results of research project 'International Social Survey Programme: Monitoring of Lithuanian social problems (ISSP-LT)', funded by a grant from the Research Council of Lithuania (No. SIN-7/2012). The project is being implemented in the period of 2012-2013. The goal of this project is to continue the long-term monitoring of social problems by implementing the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) in Lithuania. The project analyses the attitudes and experiences of Lithuanian population in the following thematic areas: 'Social Policy', 'Family, Work and Gender Roles', 'National Identity' and 'Virtual Social Networks'. 2 The paper is partly based upon empirical results of research project 'Monitoring of social problems: implementation of International Social Survey Program (ISSP)', funded by a grant from the Research Council of Lithuania (No. SIN-15/2010). The project has been implemented in the period of 2010-2011. The goal of the project was to establish a system for monitoring social problems in Lithuania and to implement international comparative analysis of social problems using the methodology of the International Social Survey Programme. responsible for the provision in situations of old age, unemployment, illness, and durable physical or mental handicap.

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Public Attitudes towards Social Policy: the Role of State, Individual and Family in Social Provision and Welfare in Lithuania

Butkevičienė

2012

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“…) are of great importance. Aidukaite (2003Aidukaite ( , 2006aAidukaite ( , b, 2009Aidukaite ( , 2010Aidukaite ( , 2011 analyses Lithuanian social welfare system, reforms and formation of social security institutions in a historical (post-Soviet) perspective; Guogis (2000Guogis ( , 2002Guogis ( , 2004aGuogis ( , b, 2005aGuogis ( , b, 2006Guogis ( , 2008Guogis ( , 2011Guogis ( , 2012, Guogis and Gruževskis (2010), Skuodis (2009) focus on the models of Lithuanian social policy and welfare, examines social services and social security; Jasilionienė (2005), Stankūnienė et al (2001Stankūnienė et al ( , 2003Stankūnienė et al ( , 2005, Šileika and Tamašauskienė (2003) explore the family policy and benefits to families; Lazutka (2003Lazutka ( , 2007, Lazutka et al (2008), Žalimienė and Lazutka (2009), Žalimienė (2011), Skučienė (2008Skučienė ( , 2010, Blažienė (2002), Blažienė and Zabarauskaitė (2011), Zabarauskaitė and Blažienė (2012) focus on the questions of social maintenance and social support in Lithuania, analyse welfare of inhabitants and inequality of income; Pajuodienė and Šileika (2001), Zabarauskaitė (2004Zabarauskaitė ( , 2005Zabarauskaitė ( , 2007, Zabarauskaitė (2006, 2009), Šileika et al (2009) analyse questions of poverty methodology, measurement, poverty rate, factors of poverty, various social layers and life standards.…”

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Asset-Based Approach to Poverty Reduction in Lithuania

Laurinavičius

Galinienė

2013

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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This paper reviews the articles of Lithuanian authors on social policy topic and assesses if the asset-based policy topic was ever explored. It briefly analyses the efficiency of current social security policy in Lithuania and social-economical state of inhabitants. It states that in order to reduce poverty and inequality, current social policy should be reformed, and the current income support (or income security) policy should be replaced by the asset-based policy which stresses the development of skills, knowledge and capabilities, promotes savings, investments and building of assets and gives everyone a possibility to become a capital owner. The paper presents results of a representative survey which was aimed to explore Lithuanian inhabitants’ opinion towards the new form of social policy: asset-based policy. It uncovers that vast majority of Lithuania's inhabitants would agree to the implementation of the asset-based policy, based on children's savings accounts.

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“…This historical and cultural background influenced both economic development and the mentality of the population of these countries. At the beginning of the transition period in many East European countries, it was believed that the market economy would be able to solve economic problems as well as social problems (Aidukaite, 2003). The transformation process did not start from an 'overdone' welfare state but from a confused, chaotic and relatively poor situation, as it was there in the early 1990s.…”

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“…Confusion about roles and the interplay between the public sector, the social work sector, the market and citizens was felt by all respondents in the research project. On the other hand, in the postsocialist countries, economic restructuring has affected the social security system and it has been necessary to revise social policy and adapt it to the new, changing situation (Aidukaite, 2003). In the meantime, Estonia has become a middle-income and very young country, following a Baltic States welfare mix of the liberal American model and the Scandinavian welfare model (Grǿ nningsaeter, 2003).…”

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Social professionals' perceptions of activating citizenship

Sirotkina¹,

Ewijk²

2010

European Journal of Social Work

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This article reports on qualitative research among 48 social professionals, managers and policymakers and their perceptions of activating citizenship, social work roles and responsibilities, carried out in Utrecht and Tartu. Professionals from both countries agreed to the idea of activating citizenship but stressing the perspective of personalised or lived citizenship, each person to his own capacities and embedded in the personal context. Nearly all respondents were critical about the recognition of social workers as a full profession, about the new management way of steering social work and about cooperation between different groups of professionals and services. Although both countries have quite different historical and cultural backgrounds, the authors found many similarities among social workers regarding their ideas on support, participation and commitment to the people they work for and work with. International research projects contribute to a more strongly recognised social work theory and social work practice by getting a better understanding, in particular of the way social work adapts to different contexts but from a highly recognisable international discourse within social work.

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From universal system of social policy to particularistic? The case of the Baltic States

Cited by 21 publications

References 17 publications

Public Attitudes towards Social Policy: the Role of State, Individual and Family in Social Provision and Welfare in Lithuania

Public Attitudes towards Social Policy: the Role of State, Individual and Family in Social Provision and Welfare in Lithuania

Asset-Based Approach to Poverty Reduction in Lithuania

Social professionals' perceptions of activating citizenship

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