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Social ekonomi: Staten och det civila samhällets betydelse utifrån ett rättighetsperspektiv

Sundqvist Hagan, Mikaela (2008)
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
The increasing significance of social economy as a concept is linked to general global processes such as the crisis of the welfare state, neoliberal globalization, anti-bureaucracy tendencies and decentralization, but also to a growing political interest in human rights and social development. In Sweden the idea of the social economy generates wide support within civil society as well as within the government and across party political boundaries. Furthermore, what is problematic in this context is the fact that the discussions on the subject tend to be relatively uncritical and often it seems as if though the expansion itself is the main objective. The emphasis on cooperation and the third sector in terms of welfare production implies a... (More)
The increasing significance of social economy as a concept is linked to general global processes such as the crisis of the welfare state, neoliberal globalization, anti-bureaucracy tendencies and decentralization, but also to a growing political interest in human rights and social development. In Sweden the idea of the social economy generates wide support within civil society as well as within the government and across party political boundaries. Furthermore, what is problematic in this context is the fact that the discussions on the subject tend to be relatively uncritical and often it seems as if though the expansion itself is the main objective. The emphasis on cooperation and the third sector in terms of welfare production implies a set of risks in relation to state responsibility, democracy and the autonomy of civil society. This paper aims to explore those risks and how they can be dealt with within the Swedish context. (Less)
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author
Sundqvist Hagan, Mikaela
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Human rights, Social rights, Civil society, Social economy, Welfare, Welfare cooperation, Democracy, Non-profit organizations, NGO:s, The Third Sector, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper, Mänskliga rättigheter
language
Swedish
id
1316986
date added to LUP
2008-05-27 00:00:00
date last changed
2014-09-04 08:27:49
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  abstract     = {{The increasing significance of social economy as a concept is linked to general global processes such as the crisis of the welfare state, neoliberal globalization, anti-bureaucracy tendencies and decentralization, but also to a growing political interest in human rights and social development. In Sweden the idea of the social economy generates wide support within civil society as well as within the government and across party political boundaries. Furthermore, what is problematic in this context is the fact that the discussions on the subject tend to be relatively uncritical and often it seems as if though the expansion itself is the main objective. The emphasis on cooperation and the third sector in terms of welfare production implies a set of risks in relation to state responsibility, democracy and the autonomy of civil society. This paper aims to explore those risks and how they can be dealt with within the Swedish context.}},
  author       = {{Sundqvist Hagan, Mikaela}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Social ekonomi: Staten och det civila samhällets betydelse utifrån ett rättighetsperspektiv}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}