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The plausibility of policy : case studies from the social domain /

The social domain has seen a growing debate on the effectiveness of public measures. The realization is taking shape that the legitimacy of social policies - such as the socialization of vulnerable groups, anti-radicalization programs, or regeneration projects in deprived neighborhoods - has to go b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lub, Vasco (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: The Hague : Eleven International Publishing, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. What works in social policy?; 1.3. Presented case studies; 1.4. Overview of the book; 2 The paradoxical policies of the Social Support Act; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Dutch Social Support Act and research questions; 2.3. State-promoted civic engagement and participation; 2.4. Methodology and data; 2.5. Results; 2.6. Conclusions; 2.7. Discussion; 3 Polarisation, radicalisation and social policy; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Conceptualisations and research questions; 3.3. Methodology; 3.4. Evaluating the theories of change.
  • 3.5. Conclusions3.6. Discussion; 4. The softer side of urban regeneration; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Methodology; 4.3. Conceptualizations and research questions; 4.4. Results; 4.5. Conclusions; 4.6. Discussion; 5. Validity in qualitative evaluation; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Qualitative research and the question of validity; 5.3. Critique on validity standards in qualitative research; 5.4. A model for validity in qualitative evaluation; 5.5. Conclusions and discussion; 6. Studying policy from multiple order perspectives; 6.1. First order perspective; 6.2. Second order perspective.
  • 6.3. Third order perspective6.4. Themes for future research; References; Summary; Samenvatting; CURRICULUM VITAE.