The Paradoxical Reality of Welfare Professionals: Encounters Between Welfare Professionals and Citizens Within Social Security in the Netherlands

Paulien de Winter*

*Corresponding author voor dit werk

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Welfare professionals work with a paradoxical reality. They should treat all citizens the same, and at the same time they must act responsively in individual cases when appropriate. Based on in-depth interviews with welfare professionals, this chapter provides a picture of the daily activities of welfare professionals and their interactions with citizens in the Dutch social security context. Based on a typology of enforcement styles, the chapter shows variation between and within agencies in how welfare professionals interpret the rules and how they respond to rule violations. It shows that, despite stricter legislation, welfare professionals are still able to leave their mark on enforcement.
Originele taal-2English
TitelTransformations of European Welfare States and Social Rights
SubtitelRegulation, Professionals, and Citizens
RedacteurenStine Piilgaard Porner Nielsen, Ole Hammerslev
UitgeverijPalgrave MacMillan
Hoofdstuk6
Pagina's103-123
Aantal pagina's21
ISBN van elektronische versie978-3-031-46637-3
ISBN van geprinte versie978-3-031-46636-6
DOI's
StatusPublished - 2024

Publicatie series

NaamPalgrave Socio-Legal Studies
UitgeverijPalgrave MacMillan
ISSN van geprinte versie2947-9274
ISSN van elektronische versie2947-9282

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