Contested terrains within the neo‐liberal project
Contested terrains within the neo‐liberal project
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新自由主义计划中的争议领域
DOI:
10.1108/02610150710749430
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2007
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通讯作者:
Marion Ellison
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作者:
Marion Ellison
Purpose – This paper sets out to explore the relationship between gender, New Public Management (NPM), citizenship and professional and user group identities and relationships within child care social work practice.Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilises findings from a major comparative survey undertaken in Denmark and the UK as part of Doctoral research. In addition the paper draws upon more recent empirical research carried out by the author in Sweden.Findings – Paradigms imported from the private sector have led to the adoption of NPM, fiscal austerity and the reorganisation of childcare social work throughout Europe. This paper illustrates the connectivities between NPM, gender, citizenship and the contested terrains within which professional and user group relationships and identities are being forged. The paper offers a unique insight into the operationalisation of NPM and gender within childcare professional social work practice in different European settings.Research limitations/implicat...