Introduction to the Handbook on Urban Social Policies: International Perspectives on Multilevel Governance and Local Welfare

Kazepov, Yuri; Barberis, Eduardo; Cucca, Roberta; Mocca, Elisabetta

doi:10.4337/9781788116152.00008

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“…Furthermore, the implementation of budgeting outputs without enhancing the institutional capacities of district actors may undermine their effectiveness in achieving longer-term social impacts. Indeed, it is the combined influence of such conjoining contextual factors, framed by the local spatial dimension of the policy-making process, that actualizes the globally circulating policy ideas and principles into a situated local experience (see Kazepov et al, 2022). In other words, the context, wherein local demands and policy responses encounter each other, shapes the very (in)ability of pol-icy actors to achieve their anticipated objectives behind localizing a traveling policy idea, because while the idea can travel beyond its place of origin, its contextual conditions cannot.…”

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How Context Matters: Challenges of Localizing Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change Adaptation in Vienna

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Friesenecker

Kazepov

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Participatory budgeting originally aimed to promote greater political representation and resource distribution for vulnerable populations. As it globally circulates, however, existing literature points out that its local interpretations and implementations often fall short of proper tools and mechanisms to advance its emancipatory potential. So far, the roles of different actors, objectives, and toolkits that contribute to diverging local experiences and outcomes have been widely studied. In contrast, extant research has rarely addressed the implications of different spatial contexts and their challenges—and the implicit potential—considering the distinctive institutional arrangements and opportunity structures at the urban scale. This article investigates how the policy idea of participatory budgeting landed in Vienna at the district level in 2017 (Partizipatives BürgerInnen-Budget), its outcomes, and how it evolved into a city-level project for climate change adaptation (Wiener Klimateam). It explores how the local institutional and structural conditions—including the political backing for such initiatives—influence the motivations, expectations, and experiences among different governmental stakeholders at multiple governance levels, shaping place-specific outcomes of participatory budgeting. It unpacks the specific opportunities and constraints of the deployed participatory tools in budgeting processes, according to three core values of democratic governance (legitimacy, justice, and effectiveness). The conclusion discusses the potential trade-offs between these three dimensions and argues that the current form of participatory budgeting in Vienna may increase legitimacy in the process but have less of an impact on the effectiveness of the delivery and the empowerment of vulnerable populations in the outcome.

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How Context Matters: Challenges of Localizing Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change Adaptation in Vienna

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“…Most research focuses on the national level. Although in recent years separate literatures have focused either on the supra-national or on the sub-national level, research on the interaction between the different levels is relatively recent and underdeveloped (for a recent effort in this direction with regard to social policies in general see Kazepov et al, 2022). The heterogeneity of the impacts of family policies on different social groups and social inequality may be further strengthened by sub-national differences both at the economic level (labour market conditions, the incidence of poverty, women's employment rates, and so forth) and with regard to policy coverage.…”

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Challenges in family policy research

Saraceno

2023

Families, Relationships and Societies

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In the third millennium, family policies have become the most dynamic part of welfare state policies in developed countries and the forerunners of welfare state development in developing countries. They remain, however, an important dimension of social policy diversification, among both developed and developing countries. Degree and patterns of overall welfare state development, labour market conditions, demographic characteristics, family and gender cultures, political legacies and political cultures – all these factors contribute to shaping which and how family issues are framed as policy-relevant issues. The author addresses some of the research challenges that lie ahead in family policy research, namely: (1) the conceptual and methodological challenges deriving from the enlargement of research, both national and comparative, across an increasingly diversified spectrum of countries; (2) the dual challenge of the diversification of family forms and of international mobility; (3) the interaction between the labour market and family policies and their impact on social class differences; (4) the differential impact of social policies across the social spectrum and diversified family forms; and (5) the multilevel making and governance of family policies and the impact on intra-country differences. According to the author, these challenges are also the consequence of the intersectional character of family policies.

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“…4. The benefits of decentralization and federalism have to do with: a) more significant involvement of citizens in the processes of policy-making and governmental oversight; b) the adoption of faster, more flexible and place-specific solutions; c) the articulation of spaces for territorial experimentation and social innovation; d) financial sustainability based on the ability of local governments to contain the public spending of the national welfare state (see Andreotti et al, 2012;Kazepov et al, 2022;Greer et al, 2023;Obinger et al, 2005). 5.…”

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COVID-19 and Nursing Homes in Decentralized Spain: How Governance and Public Policies Influence Working Conditions and Organizational Responses to the Crisis

Hernández-Moreno,

Pereira-Puga,

Cruz-Martínez

2023

Administration & Society

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How did long-term care (LTC) policies and the prevailing governance model affect the working conditions of nursing home workers in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here, we rely on qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews and document analysis to answer the research question. The results suggest that lack of coordination between health and social services, underfunding of the LTC system, and the absence of legislative initiatives have harmed caregivers’ labor and employment conditions and the effectiveness of managing the crisis. These findings are relevant as they expose the implications of the territorial structure of welfare and sectoral public policies in managing a crisis.

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Introduction to the Handbook on Urban Social Policies: International Perspectives on Multilevel Governance and Local Welfare

Cited by 14 publications

References 31 publications

How Context Matters: Challenges of Localizing Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change Adaptation in Vienna

How Context Matters: Challenges of Localizing Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change Adaptation in Vienna

Challenges in family policy research

COVID-19 and Nursing Homes in Decentralized Spain: How Governance and Public Policies Influence Working Conditions and Organizational Responses to the Crisis

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