Towards More Democracy in Social Services

Contributors to this text present the current professional discussion on the increasingly radical ideas on the reorganization of the welfare state systems after World War II.

Résumé
Since 1963 the series Patristische Texte und Studien has been publishing research findings coordinated by the Patristics Commission, which today is a joint venture of all the German Academies. The series is presenting editions, commentaries and monographs on the writings and teachings of the Church Fathers.

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Part 1 The welfare approach: The end of progressivism, M.J. Stern; Consumers, citizens and co-producers, A. Evers; Social service delivery, H. Richter; Civil society and the welfare state, U. Rodel; Does welfare lead to dependency? G. Prein, P. Buhr; Social rights, power and the democratization of social services, A. Schaarschurch; The Scandinavian social service model, St. Stjerno; Welfare, democracy and social work, H. Sunker; Democratization - the recovering of the political in social work (?), M. Schmidt. Part 2 The organizational approach: The organizational construction of social citizenship, G. Ahrne; Democratization by modernization? D. Grunow; Personal social services, J. Harris; Client demands and professional responsibility, G. v.d. Laan; Old democracy - new quality? social services in East Germany and Finland, A.L. Matthies; Cooperative relations within youth assistance, M. Seckinger; Children's participation in child welfare services, Ch. Hallett; Modernizing the youth welfare system, A. Markert, S. Wagenblass; Does democratic rationality extend to social service?, B. Dewe, H.U. Otto; Empowerment, I. Siriainen; Privatization and professionalization - challenges to social service delivery in the U.S.A., N. Gilbert; Feminist care work projects in Germany, M. Bruckner; Community building as a template for recreating the welfare state, M. Fabricant, S. Burghards. Part 3 The quality approach: Improving the quality of social services, Ch. Pollitt; Quality-enhancement in the service society, M. Engel et al; Reform and restructuring of social services in the United States, J.C. Marsh, C. Coohey; Client participation as an instrument of quality assurance in social work, K. Petersen, K. Piel; Quality assurance of voluntary welfare associations, R. Bauer, E. Hansen; Self-evaluation, M. Heiner. Contributors.