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Which client is worthy of using discretion? Analysing storytelling practices of Dutch street-level bureaucrats in inter-departmental settings 哪些客户值得使用自由裁量权？分析荷兰街头官僚在跨部门环境中讲故事的做法

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000199

Jonathan Berg, Lieke Oldenhof, Kim Putters, Jeroen van Wijngaarden

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Did the COVID-19 pandemic fuel public support for social protection? COVID-19 大流行是否激发了公众对社会保护的支持？

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s004727942400014x

Taesim Kim

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Adapting to an older workforce: health and the (non) response of employers in an era of insecurity 适应老龄劳动力：不安全时代的健康与雇主的（非）对策

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000163

David Lain, Mariska van der Horst, Sarah Vickerstaff

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Universal Credit: administrative burdens of automated welfare 通用信贷：自动化福利的行政负担

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000175

Hayley Bennett, Morgan Currie, Lena Podoletz

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An intersectional feminist analysis of compulsory income management in Australia 对澳大利亚强制收入管理的跨部门女权主义分析

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000205

Zoe Staines, Greg Marston, Michelle Peterie, Shelley Bielefeld, Philip Mendes, Steven Roche

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Advancing a healthy housing policy agenda: how do policy makers problematise housing-related health issues? 推进健康住房政策议程：政策制定者如何将与住房有关的健康问题问题化？

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000138

Helen Dinmore, Andrew Beer, Emma Baker, Rebecca Bentley

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Can social investment empower social innovation? A comparative discourse analysis of UK and Scottish policy 社会投资能否增强社会创新能力？英国和苏格兰政策的比较话语分析

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000102

Nadeen Purna, Lauren Tuckerman, Syahirah Abdul Rahman

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Who deserves economic relief? Examining Twitter/X debates about Covid-19 economic relief for small businesses and the self-employed in Germany 谁应该获得经济救济？考察 Twitter/X 关于德国 Covid-19 小型企业和自营职业者经济救济的争论

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000096

Till Hilmar

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Performance and trust in child protection systems: a comparative analysis of England and Norway 儿童保护制度的绩效与信任：英格兰和挪威的比较分析

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-11 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000114

Bilal Hassan

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Fostering societal participation of marginalised people in street-outreach services in the Netherlands 在荷兰促进边缘化人群参与社会的街头外展服务

IF 2 3区社会学

Journal of Social Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000035

Evelien Rauwerdink-Nijland, Linda van den Dries, Judith Metz, Arnoud Verhoeff, Judith Wolf

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