Toward a New Social Contract? The Participation of Civil Society in Swedish Welfare Policymaking, 1958–2012

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  • Erik Lundberg
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In contribution to current debates on the changing roles and responsibilities of civil society in welfare state arrangements, I examined the participation of various types of civil society organizations in national welfare policymaking in Sweden between 1958 and 2012. Drawing upon an extensive dataset of over 1400 civil society, state, and for-profit organizations, I tested three claims related to the role and responsibility of civil society in the governance of welfare: the changing balance between corporatist and welfare organizations, the shift from voice to service, and another shift from nonprofit organizations to FPOs. My results revealed weak but emerging trends aligned with changing patterns of corporatism and the marketization of Sweden’s welfare system. However, support for any shift from voice to service remains uncertain. Résumé Dans le cadre des débats actuels sur les changements que subissent les rôles et les responsabilités de la société civile dans les affaires afférentes à l’État providence, je me penche sur l’implication de divers types d’organisations de société civile dans le processus d’élaboration des politiques sociales nationales de la Suède de 1958 à 2012. À l’aide d’un imposant ensemble de données concernant plus de 1400 organisations de société civile, d’État et sans but lucratif, j’ai testé trois déclarations relatives au rôle et à la responsabilité de la société civile dans la gouvernance de l’assistance sociale: l’équilibre changeant entre le corporatisme et les organismes d’assistance sociale, la transition de la prise de parole à l’offre de service, et la transition d’organisme sans but lucratif à organisme à but lucratif. Mes résultats démontrent que des tendances subtiles émergent et qu’elles sont alignées sur les modèles changeants du corporatisme et de la marchéisation du système & Erik Lundberg [email protected] 1 Dalarna University, 791 22 Falun, Sweden 123 Voluntas DOI 10.1007/s11266-017-9919-0

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تاریخ انتشار 2017