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5 Governmental and Non-Governmental Responses to Vulnerable Children in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau
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22 Section Overview: Governance and Management of Social Policy in Australasia and the South Pacific
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38 Canada’s Jagged Record on Social Policy Collaboration between Government and the Voluntary Sector
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Professionals and Professionalism Professionals and Professionalism
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The Broad Trajectory of Change The Broad Trajectory of Change
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The Impact of Economic and Social Forces The Impact of Economic and Social Forces
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Variations between Countries and Professions Variations between Countries and Professions
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Regrouping and Redefining Professional Roles Regrouping and Redefining Professional Roles
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49 The Changed Role and Position of Professionals in the Welfare State Across Europe
Get accessNicolette van Gestel, Professor of New Modes of Governance in Social Security and Employment Services, TIAS School for Business and Society, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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Published:22 May 2023
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Abstract
This chapter offers a broad overview of the changing role and position of professionals in European welfare states, where successive reforms have made professionals’ jobs more diverse, dynamic, and demanding. The resulting multifaceted job of professionals goes beyond combining professional work and management tasks and includes at least three different roles—being an expert, a service provider, and a network partner. Simultaneously, with growing expectations, professionals’ authority and dominance have declined against a background of growing economic and social pressures. Overall, professionals can rely less on traditional status but increasingly need to convince clients, managers, politicians, and the wider public of their expertise and contribution. Within the limits of this brief chapter, current experiences of key professions in selected European countries are presented. The chapter discusses variations between professional groups due to diverse relationships with the state and differences between welfare state regimes.
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