Book Review: Handbook of Migration and Welfare by Crepaz, Markus M.L. (ed.)

IF 1.5 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Szandra Kramarics
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care crisis and gender equality, which the authors define and present extremely clearly. For example, they explain the difference between the concepts of neoliberalism and New Public Management (NPM), which is rarely clarified in the literature. While neoliberalism takes a holistic view of the state and its effects on the economy and civil society, NPM focuses on various reforms and on how, for example, efficiency can be increased. In the neoliberal care model, the caring services are outsourced to the market and organised in accordance with market values. Both management and ‘technological fixes’ are described as solutions to different problems in care. An important conclusion in the book is that the care crisis in the Nordic countries exists and has been implemented through neoliberal reforms. Another conclusion is that care professionals experience disrespect and suffer from lack of recognition in society. The authors suggest further research in the area so that the care crisis can be resolved. They suggest that more comparative research is needed, to pinpoint both similarities and differences between the Nordic countries but also between other welfare states. They also suggest more research concerning welfare state sustainability and the relationship with both care and social reproduction. The researchers in the book take different intersectional perspectives involving gender, ethnicity and social class. However, the intersectional perspectives have not been applied systematically in all sections. Moreover, the book lacks the perspective of people with various disabilities in the Nordic care crisis. Persons with disabilities find it more difficult than others to get a job on the regular labour market, while young people with disabilities often retire early. This raises several urgent questions for further social policy research. The book could also have contained a special chapter with discussion questions. It would have been good to collect together all the questions arising in the separate chapters into one section. The book combines empirical research, theoretical perspectives, reflections and experiences. It can be read not only by researchers but also by students on various courses. But in order to be able to look ahead, it is important to have historical knowledge and awareness of, for example, the development of feminism, neoliberalism and welfare policy. This book has created a good basis for continued conversations and further research in the field. It is highly recommended for those readers who wish to discover more about the care crisis and care work in different welfare regimes.
书评:移民与福利手册,作者:Crepaz, Markus M.L.(编)
护理危机和性别平等,作者定义和呈现得非常清楚。例如,他们解释了新自由主义和新公共管理(NPM)概念之间的区别,这在文献中很少得到澄清。新自由主义从整体上看待国家及其对经济和公民社会的影响,而新资本主义则侧重于各种改革,以及如何提高效率。在新自由主义护理模式下,护理服务外包给市场,并根据市场价值进行组织。管理和“技术修复”都被描述为护理中不同问题的解决方案。书中一个重要的结论是,北欧国家的护理危机确实存在,并通过新自由主义改革得以实施。另一个结论是,护理专业人员经历了不尊重,在社会上缺乏认可。作者建议在该领域进行进一步的研究,以便解决护理危机。他们建议需要进行更多的比较研究,以确定北欧国家之间以及其他福利国家之间的异同。他们还建议对福利国家的可持续性以及与护理和社会再生产的关系进行更多的研究。书中的研究人员采取了不同的交叉视角,涉及性别、种族和社会阶层。然而,交叉视角并没有在所有章节中得到系统的应用。此外,这本书缺乏北欧护理危机中各种残疾人的视角。残疾人比其他人更难在正规劳动力市场找到工作,而残疾青年往往提前退休。这为进一步的社会政策研究提出了几个紧迫的问题。这本书还可以包含一个专门的章节,讨论问题。如果能把各章中出现的所有问题集中到一个章节中就好了。这本书结合了实证研究,理论观点,反思和经验。它不仅可供研究人员阅读,也可供各种课程的学生阅读。但为了能够向前看,重要的是要有历史知识和意识,例如,女权主义,新自由主义和福利政策的发展。这本书为该领域的继续对话和进一步研究奠定了良好的基础。强烈推荐给那些希望更多地了解不同福利制度下的护理危机和护理工作的读者。
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European Journal of Social Security
European Journal of Social Security PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-
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