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Improving employability? Individual placement and support for the long-term unemployed and individuals with developmental disabilities in Finland

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70004

Sanna Blomgren, Peppi Saikku, Jussi Partanen

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Social perceptions and representations of unaccompanied foreign minors on social media

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70001

Ana Isabel Lima Fernandez, Miguel del Fresno García, Jesús Perez Viejo, Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo

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Behind closed doors: Sousveillance in mandated social welfare interventions

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12720

Tara La Rose, Jennifer Mule

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Out-of-home care placement patterns of children within the Swedish child welfare system: Findings from group-based trajectory modelling

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12719

Tanishta Rajesh, Viviane S. Straatmann, Ylva B. Almquist

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Poverty exposure and poverty persistence for large families in Western Europe. A dynamic perspective

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12718

Giorgio Cutuli

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Unpacking vulnerability among migrant minors in the EU: A case study of vulnerability among migrant minors in Spain

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12717

Francisco Javier de Lorenzo Gilsanz, Raúl Flores Martos, Sebastián Mora Rosado

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Three challenges of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: informality, climate change and pandemics

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-01-05 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12716

Léo Delpy

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Job demands-control, job support, and depressive symptoms: Unraveling job support's moderating mechanism among social workers in China 工作要求-控制、工作支持与抑郁症状：揭示中国社会工作者工作支持的调节机制

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12714

Ting Ge, Xiaoqiong Lu, Guangye He, Yiqi Ren, Feng Ji

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Examining the potential impact of universal basic income on labor supply: Focusing on the South Korean models 考察全民基本收入对劳动力供给的潜在影响：以韩国模式为重点

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12715

Seungju Lee

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Rationales for service user participation in social care: A regulatory perspective 服务使用者参与社会关怀的基本原理：管制视角

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12713

Hilla Dolev, Avishai Benish

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