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Keywords
Activation, agency, one-stop shop reform, welfare encounters, welfare subject
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to investigate the agency of “welfare subjects” in welfare encounters, situated in a “one-stop shop” reform context, thereby providing increased theoretical sensitivity into the field of welfare encounters’ research. Anchored in a Norwegian reform context, this article analyses agency related to welfare encounters, including welfare subjects’ attempts to hold NAV (the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) accountable to help them. Shifting agency positions are located, the lines of responsibility in the welfare encounters are found to be unclear, and there are indications that this may contribute to the production of destructive agency positions.
Recommended Citation
Lundberg, Kjetil
(2018)
"The Welfare Subject in the “One-stop Shop”: Agency in Troublesome Welfare Encounters,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 45:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4098
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https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol45/iss2/7
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