72
Welfare State and Community Research

Wednesday, 18 July 2018: 08:30-10:20
Location: 206C (MTCC NORTH BUILDING)
RC03 Community Research (host committee)

Language: English and Spanish

It is well known that the study of welfare regimes cannot be limited to national systems alone. Institutional design of local government systems, as well as community socioeconomic, political, or cultural traits, could promote variations and innovation in the contents and delivery process of welfare services. Thus, besides national differences, variations of local welfare systems are central to understand community quality of life and its change. This imply the necessary consideration of sub-national (regional and local) levels, as well as the mix of key actors that participate in governance process and welfare provision processes at the local level. Specifically, differences in the institutional design for local governments and intergovernmental relations in each country, main socio-economic traits of local communities, as well as socio-political factors linked to local government and civil society, could promote variations in governance, provision, and impacts of welfare services between municipalities.

This session welcomes papers that explore variations on community welfare systems and their effects.  Preference will be given to comparative studies that analyze: (1) the impact of institutional and community traits on local variations of welfare provision and governance, (2) their effects in terms of quality of life and social cohesion in communities.
Session Organizer:
Maria Jesus RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
Chair:
Maria Jesus RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, Centre for Urban Political Sociology and Policies Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Discussants:
Rachel HARVEY, Columbia University, USA and Maria Jose GUERRERO-MAYO, Centre for Urban Political Sociology and Policies Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Oral Presentations
Impact of Third Sector Organizations in Croatian Local Communities: Welfare State Helping Hand?
Danijel BATURINA, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Distributed Papers
When Homelessness Is Resolved: Understanding the Hard to House and Their Needs
Kristen DESJARLAIS-DEKLERK, Medicine Hat College, Canada; Tiara MCCULLOCH, Medicine Hat College, Canada
El Diagnóstico: Elemento Clave En El Diseño De Las Políticas De Regeneración Urbana. El Caso De Los Programas Urban y Urbana Desarrollados En España
Maria Jose GUERRERO-MAYO, Centre for Urban Political Sociology and Policies Pablo de Olavide University, Spain; Maria-Rosa HERRERA-GUTIERREZ, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
Can Place-Based Initiatives Remove City Inequalities?
Clemente J. NAVARRO, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain; Lucia MUÑOZ, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
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