When ideas circulate. A walk across disciplines and different uses of the ‘capability approach’

Bussi, Margherita; Dahmen, Stephan

doi:10.1177/1024258911433541

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“…The capability approach provides a complementary perspective, focusing on individuals' capabilities in a broader societal and institutional context and the extent to which they achieve a life that they value (Bøhler et al, Chapter 3 this volume; Bussi and Dahmen, 2012). The capability approach builds on two core normative claims.…”

Section: Social Resilience Capability and Young People's Employment mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social resilience in facing precarity: young people ‘rising to the occasion’

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Schøyen²,

Vedeler³

et al. 2019

Negotiating Early Job Insecurity

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Section: Social Resilience Capability and Young People's Employment mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Activation policies have been widely investigated from a capability perspective (Bonvin and Orton, 2009;Bonvin et al, 2013;Bussi, 2016;Bussi and Dahmen, 2012). Most of these contributions assess the role of mater ial resources and the framework used by caseworkers to assess young recipients.…”

Section: Employment Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social resilience in facing precarity: young people ‘rising to the occasion’

Bussi¹,

Schøyen²,

Vedeler³

et al. 2019

Negotiating Early Job Insecurity

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“…The career-first approach to employment activation would allow individuals the space and access to the resources necessary to achieve their capabilities and have a choice in relation to work. Therefore, obligation or 'adaptive preferences' which are decisions made in an environment of restricted options (Bussi & Dahmen, 2012), are not necessarily compatible with choice.…”

Section: The Career-first Approach: Integrating the Three Literaturesmentioning

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Career-first: an approach to sustainable labour market integration

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McQuaid

Robertson

2021

Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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Active labour market policies aim at supporting people entering and, importantly, remaining in the labour market. Initiatives to this end have often been characterised by a mixture of ‘human capital’ and ‘work-first’ approaches, although both have had a relatively limited effect on achieving job sustainability for those most distant from the labour market. This paper explores a distinctive approach to supporting job entry and sustainable employment that we have called ‘career-first’. The career-first approach to labour activation draws on three separate traditions of thinking: labour market, career development, and the capability literatures. Common ground is found in these three perspectives so each complements the weaknesses of the others. A career-first approach may be able to help deliver benefits to the individual, their family, and the wider society.

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“…; Alkire et al . ; Burchardt and Vizard ; Bussi and Dahmen ). Within these initiatives the CA offers a useful perspective on activation policy.…”

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Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach

Egdell

McQuaid

2014

Soc Policy Adm

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The Capability Approach offers a perspective on the employment activation of young people that is concerned with their freedom to make choices that they value rather than focusing solely on outcomes, such as having to take any job. It incorporates empowerment and the individual and external conversion factors that influence the conversion of resources into functionings for young people, such as getting a job that they value. This paper considers the implications of using the Capability Approach as a lens for analysing youth activation polices. A more capability informed approach to employment activation would not measure success solely by the transition into work, but rather by whether it has improved the young person's capabilities, and might focus, for example, on more sustainable and valued careers and develop individuals' freedom of choice in the labour market. Using data from two UK case studies of third sector organizations that support young people into work, it explores these issues empirically, including the extent to which the programmes enhance the capabilities of beneficiaries. Conclusions on the implications of a Capability Approach for employment activation are made.

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When ideas circulate. A walk across disciplines and different uses of the ‘capability approach’

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Social resilience in facing precarity: young people ‘rising to the occasion’

Social resilience in facing precarity: young people ‘rising to the occasion’

Career-first: an approach to sustainable labour market integration

Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach

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