In recent decades, professionals in the public sector have been faced with increasingly detailed demands concerning accountability and performance. It is often argued that this increased accountability and its bureaucratic pressures limit professionals’ discretionary space and autonomy. However, this critique is hardly based on empirical research on the experiences and perceptions of professionals themselves. In this article we present an investigation into these perceptions and experiences with accountability in one particular brand of the public sector, namely youth care. |
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Auteurs | Ewald Engelen |
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Vluchten in bureaucratieBureaucratische gehechtheid onder professionals in de jeugdhulpverlening |
Trefwoorden | professionalism, youth care, accountability, bureaucracy, marketization |
Auteurs | Drs. Daniel van Hassel, Prof. dr. Evelien Tonkens en Drs. Marc Hoijtink |
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Overlappende waarden, wederzijdse vooroordelenEmpirisch onderzoek naar de mores van politieagenten en particuliere beveiligers |
Trefwoorden | policing, security, public-private values, professional motivation |
Auteurs | Dr. Zeger van der Wal, Dr. Ronald van Steden en Dr. Karin Lasthuizen |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
The private security sector is rapidly growing and their operations more and more comprise policing and public order maintenance, tasks which to date have been government’s primary responsibility. Some fear this development because the private sector is characterized by market values as profitability and efficiency instead of public sector values such as lawfulness and impartiality, putting the quality of public safety at risk. In this article the professional values, norms and motivations of police officers and private security employees in the Netherlands are compared on the basis of a standardized survey. The main conclusion is that there are large differences in how both groups perceive each other, however the underlying professional morale is actually more similar than different. |
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Weinig vreemde handen aan de Nederlandse beddenArbeidsmigranten in de ouderenzorg in vergelijkend perspectief |
Trefwoorden | migrant care work, The Netherlands, elderly care, labour migration, care policy |
Auteurs | Dr. Franca van Hooren |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In many European countries immigrants play an important role as employees in the elderly care sector. They are employed by a care providing organisation, or directly by a family as private care assistant. By contrast, in the Netherlands such a development is hardly visible. This article investigates why relatively few migrant workers are employed in Dutch elderly care. The Dutch situation is compared with developments in Italy, Great Britain and Austria. I assess explanations based on demand side, supply side and cultural factors and conclude that especially the large public investments in Dutch elderly care can explain the limited demand for migrant workers. A restrictive immigration policy and language and historical factors play only a minor role. Whether a larger demand for migrant workers will emerge in the future, therefore depends on developments in public elderly care policy. |
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De tucht der wetenschapVeranderingstheorieën van polarisatie- en radicalismebeleid op de proef gesteld |
Trefwoorden | polarization, radicalization, evaluation research, theory-driven evaluation, social policy |
Auteurs | Drs. Vasco Lub |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Currently the Dutch government funds dozens of social interventions designed to tackle polarization and radicalization issues. It is still unknown whether the assumptions underlying these interventions are valid. This article puts the theories of change of such interventions to the test. Underlying causal assumptions of four dominant Dutch social policies were confronted with scientific evidence: (1) the system-based approach, (2) peer mediation, (3) intergroup contact and (4) self-esteem enhancement. System-based approaches – comparable to multi-systemic therapy (MST) – seem effective in reducing extremist behaviour in radical youth, but do not necessarily lead to an ideological change. In peer mediation, the causal link between the deployment of young people and the positive outcomes of such methods remains unclear. Peer mediation is also more likely to contribute in conflicts that have not yet escalated. Intergroup contact reduces prejudices about other groups, but has a limited effect. There is also no evidence for a long term effect and positive outcomes of intergroup contact do not automatically apply to adolescents. Finally, it is questionable that enhancing the self-esteem of (moslim) youth makes them more resilient against radical tendencies. In the same vein, the scientific evidence is ambiguous about whether increasing self-esteem results in social desirable behaviour or improved social relations. |
Discussie |
Anders omgaan met incidenten en rampen |
Auteurs | Imrat Verhoeven |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Reflection and Debate initiates academically inspired discussions on issues that are on the current policy agenda. |
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Fysieke veiligheid en de kunst van evenwichtigheid |
Auteurs | Jelle van Aanholt en Prof. dr. ir. Marjolein van Asselt |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Reflection and Debate initiates academically inspired discussions on issues that are on the current policy agenda. |
Discussie |
Veiligheid is ook niet alles |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Margo Trappenburg |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Reflection and Debate initiates academically inspired discussions on issues that are on the current policy agenda. |
Boekbespreking |
Hiërarchische herreguleringDe nieuwe risicoaanpak van de WRR |
Auteurs | Dr. Duco Bannink en Dr. Ringo Ossewaarde |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors review recently published books on subjects of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Boekbespreking |
Hogere verwachtingen van technologie dan van elkaar? |
Auteurs | Dr. Stijn Verhagen |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors review recently published books on subjects of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
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De universiteit en de crisis |
Auteurs | Ewald Engelen |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In a column a journal editor or an author expresses his or her opinion on a particular subject. |