Welfare-to-work Policies Meeting Complex Realities of Unemployed Citizens: Examining Assumptions in Welfare
This paper draws on a longitudinal ethnographic study conducted at one of the largest municipal jobcenters in Denmark. It investigates what happens when welfare-to-work policies meet the complex lived realities of unemployed citizens. I examine the nature of welfare policies, and show how these insc...
Main Author: | Nina Boulus-Rødje |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Aalborg University
2019-06-01
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Series: | Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies |
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Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/114800 |
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