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Review Article: The Governance of Activation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2008

Rik van Berkel  and
Vando Borghi
Rik van Berkel
Affiliation:
Utrecht University, Utrecht School of Governance, Bijlhouwerstraat 6, 3511ZC Utrecht, The Netherlands E-mail: r.vanberkel@uu.nl
Vando Borghi
Affiliation:
Bologna University, Faculty of Political Science, Strada Maggiore 45, 40125 Bologna, Italy E-mail: vando.borghi@spbo.unibo.it
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Abstract

This article presents a review of relevant literature on the issue of the governance of activation. The article starts with some general comments on the state of the art of research on the governance of activation. Putting governance into practice in new service provision models in the policy areas of activation and social policy, the review continues with a discussion of publications on some of the characteristics of these models: marketisation, decentralisation, inter-agency cooperation and individualisation of service provision. It also looks at literature on the implementation of activation, as this provides insight into governance issues from an organisational and street-level perspective.

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Themed Section on The Governance of Activation
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 393 - 402
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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