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"När helst och af hvad orsak nöd uppstår" - Offentlig fattigvård, privat välgörenhet och gränsdragningen dem emellan. En analys av fattigvårdslagstiftningskommitténs betänkande till 1918 års fattigvårdslag.

Roshagen, Ida LU (2021) ILHK02 20202
Division of History of Ideas and Sciences
Abstract
This thesis analyses the view on philanthropic organizations as it is expressed in the new law of poor relief passed in 1918 and in the discussions and motivations that underlie the law, published in 1915. By using Thomas F. Gieryns concept boundary-work the thesis analyses the different types of boundary-work that form part of the reform work of the law. The discussions that underlie the law take place in a turbulent time in Swedish history when questions regarding poverty, welfare and other social issues are widely debated. The analysis shows a view on philanthropic organizations working with poor relief where cooperation between public and private organizations is emphasized, as well as the content of the work, rather the organization... (More)
This thesis analyses the view on philanthropic organizations as it is expressed in the new law of poor relief passed in 1918 and in the discussions and motivations that underlie the law, published in 1915. By using Thomas F. Gieryns concept boundary-work the thesis analyses the different types of boundary-work that form part of the reform work of the law. The discussions that underlie the law take place in a turbulent time in Swedish history when questions regarding poverty, welfare and other social issues are widely debated. The analysis shows a view on philanthropic organizations working with poor relief where cooperation between public and private organizations is emphasized, as well as the content of the work, rather the organization performing it. When problems regarding philanthropic organizations are discussed, older forms of charity are being criticized, not philanthropy in itself. In the discussions underlying the law, a type of boundary-work is also taking place between the private and public sector, where the ways of thinking that characterize philanthropic organizations expand into the legislative area. This expansion is combined with monopolization, another type of boundary work. Through a differentiation of public poor relief and the different groups of people receiving it, a type of boundary work is also identified that aims to give up responsibilities and legitimacy to other institutions, rather than monopolizing or expanding them. (Less)
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Roshagen, Ida LU
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ILHK02 20202
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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fattigvård, välgörenhet, gränsdragningsarbete, offentlig sektor, privat sektor
language
Swedish
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9041884
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2021-05-18 08:01:59
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  abstract     = {{This thesis analyses the view on philanthropic organizations as it is expressed in the new law of poor relief passed in 1918 and in the discussions and motivations that underlie the law, published in 1915. By using Thomas F. Gieryns concept boundary-work the thesis analyses the different types of boundary-work that form part of the reform work of the law. The discussions that underlie the law take place in a turbulent time in Swedish history when questions regarding poverty, welfare and other social issues are widely debated. The analysis shows a view on philanthropic organizations working with poor relief where cooperation between public and private organizations is emphasized, as well as the content of the work, rather the organization performing it. When problems regarding philanthropic organizations are discussed, older forms of charity are being criticized, not philanthropy in itself. In the discussions underlying the law, a type of boundary-work is also taking place between the private and public sector, where the ways of thinking that characterize philanthropic organizations expand into the legislative area. This expansion is combined with monopolization, another type of boundary work. Through a differentiation of public poor relief and the different groups of people receiving it, a type of boundary work is also identified that aims to give up responsibilities and legitimacy to other institutions, rather than monopolizing or expanding them.}},
  author       = {{Roshagen, Ida}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"När helst och af hvad orsak nöd uppstår" - Offentlig fattigvård, privat välgörenhet och gränsdragningen dem emellan. En analys av fattigvårdslagstiftningskommitténs betänkande till 1918 års fattigvårdslag.}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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