Uncovering the Double-Edged Sword of Inter-Organisational Networks of Welfare Services: Tackling Wicked Issues in Social Work.

This article deals with the tendency within the field of social work practice to create inter-organisational networks for welfare provision. We highlight the opportunities that then arise for social work to tackle social exclusion, and to perform its mediating role between the public sphere of gover...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Social Work Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 524 - 542
Autores principales: De Corte, Joris, Verschuere, Bram, Roets, Griet, De Bie, Maria
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2017
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          De Corte, Joris
          Verschuere, Bram
          Roets, Griet
          De Bie, Maria
        affil: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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          Social Welfare
          Social Work Service
          Interinstitutional Relations
          Networking, Professional
          Government
          Private Sector
          Social Problems
          Social Justice
          Policy Making
      ab: This article deals with the tendency within the field of social work practice to create inter-organisational networks for welfare provision. We highlight the opportunities that then arise for social work to tackle social exclusion, and to perform its mediating role between the public sphere of government and the private sphere of individuals and families. We argue that the advantages of inter-organisational networking and collaboration can be realised by overcoming fragmentation of care at the micro level of welfare provision to citizens, but also by using these networks as a forum for debate to challenge dominant conceptualisations of complex social problems across organisational and sectorial boundaries. However, we also point to the danger of a so-called 'network euphoria', and discuss some of the risks associated with working together through networks. Therefore, the central argument of the article implies that those involved in these networks need to develop a common framework, or value base, with reference to human rights and principles of social justice.
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