Nanna Mik Meyer: 2 books
Power and Welfare
Understanding Citizens' Encounters with State Welfare
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
In the welfare provision of today, power takes both the shape of juridical sanctions and of attractive offers for self-development. When state institutions punish criminals, remove children at risk, or enforce sanctions upon welfare recipients the question of power is immediately urgent. It is less...
The power of citizens and professionals in welfare encounters
The influence of bureaucracy, market and psychology
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
This book is about power in welfare encounters. Present-day citizens are no longer the passive clients of the bureaucracy and welfare workers are no longer automatically the powerful party of the encounter. Instead, citizens are expected to engage in active, responsible and coproducing relationships...