Path dependence or steps for major reforms? Pandemic-related social protection measures in ten OECD countries

Mäntyneva, Päivi; Ketonen, Eeva-Leena; Hiilamo, Heikki

doi:10.1017/ics.2023.1

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“…In previous studies, we re-developed an analytical framework to interpret social policy change using Peter Hall's distinction between first-, second-and third-order change (Mäntyneva, Ketonen, Peltoniemi, Aaltonen & Hiilamo, 2021;Mäntyneva, Ketonen and Hiilamo, 2023). While first-and second-order changes follow the path-dependence thesis, third-order changes can be interpreted as path-breaking (Mäntyneva et al, 2021;.…”

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Exploring Theories and Social Policy Changes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Mäntyneva

2024

STEPP

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The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to the capacity of developed welfare states to meet emerging needs. In its initial year, the pandemic prompted a wave of new social policy programmes and modifications to existing ones. This study empirically investigates the applicability of various social theories in elucidating the dynamics of social policy changes during the COVID-19 crisis. Reflective analysis employs Hegelian dialectics as a methodological framework on established theories, including welfare regime theory, path dependence theory, path creation, and incorporates contemporary perspectives such as capability theory. The aim is to reflect and discern what these approaches explain and how these theoretical paradigms account for the observed shifts in social policy dynamics. The paper builds on previously published studies focused on the dynamics of persistence and change, mitigation and prevention, divergence and convergence, and continuity and irruption in social policies implemented in response to the pandemic. The article also contributes at developing a theoretical and methodological reflective approach to examine social policy changes in multiple contexts.

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Exploring Theories and Social Policy Changes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Mäntyneva

2024

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“…Interestingly, in many countries the pandemic also appeared to have upended the institutional and political status quo, opening a small and temporary policy window for rethinking the traditional targeted approach to social protection (Mäntyneva, Ketonen and Hiilamo, 2023). Social protection experts and stakeholders responded to the pandemic policy challenges by advocating against heavily targeted measures in favour of adopting robustly universal and generous policies (Gray Molina, Montoya‐Aguirre and Ortiz‐Juarez, 2022).…”

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Basic income as a pandemic social protection instrument: Lessons from Maricá, Brazil

De Wispelaere,

Morales,

Waltenberg

2024

Int Social Security Review

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This article explores the connection between two related but distinct models of basic income proposals in the context of a pandemic emergency. While COVID‐19 appears to have increased interest in basic income, this often ended up taking the form of a temporary emergency basic income (EBI) instead of a permanent universal basic income (UBI). In this article we argue that the “dial up/dial down” model of basic income allows us to link EBI and UBI in a way that offers both a practical response to important implementation challenges in emergency policy making and a strategic argument in favour of UBI as a pandemic policy instrument. We illustrate our argument by contrasting the Renda Básica de Cidadania (RBC) in the municipality of Maricá, Brazil, with two comparable programmes in the same region.

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“…Social risks refer to traditional risks like health, unemployment, minimum income for a decent living (or last income support) and pensions (Mäntyneva et al. , 2023a, 2023b). In addition, welfare states have preventive aspects, for instance, access to high-quality education, employment promotion, support for debt problems and support for housing and work–family balance.…”

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Do welfare regimes matter? Perceptions of welfare in contemporary word

Mäntyneva

2023

IJSSP

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PurposeThis paper takes an ideal type of different welfare regimes as a starting point. It investigates with survey data people's experiences and expectations towards the welfare state and its functioning against various social risks. The paper discusses questions like, are there differences in perceptions between welfare regimes? And what is the role of the welfare state regime in explaining those differences?Design/methodology/approachThis research article is based on OECD survey data and classical welfare state classifications. The analysis of welfare regimes provides both a theoretical and methodological structure for study. The study-applied analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA) to test a hypothesis that regimes matter analyses more nuanced aspects of current and prospects to the near future welfare state provision.FindingsThis examination suggests that welfare regimes still matter even though the differences in averages were not as immense as expected. Perceptions in different welfare regimes also have priorities related to the willingness to pay more taxes in order to receive better access to services and financial support if needed. In Nordic countries, the acute priority based on survey data is investment in education and re-training. In Continental Europe, more financial support is needed for pensions. Overall, respondents representing emerging Eastern European and Mediterranean welfare regimes think that welfare provision should be financed more compared to other welfare regime respondents. Health is a universal and unifying issue, particularly in ageing welfare states, and brings health as a traditional and central question again.Originality/valueRespondents' perceptions work as people's voice and assessments are used to gain a contemporary understanding of welfare and about welfare state functioning.

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Path dependence or steps for major reforms? Pandemic-related social protection measures in ten OECD countries

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

Exploring Theories and Social Policy Changes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Exploring Theories and Social Policy Changes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Basic income as a pandemic social protection instrument: Lessons from Maricá, Brazil

Do welfare regimes matter? Perceptions of welfare in contemporary word

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