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Immigrants caught in the crossfire of the projectification of the welfare sector: short time solutions of long term problems
Kristianstad University, School of Health and Society, Avdelningen för Samhällsvetenskap. Kristianstad University, Forskningsmiljön Arbete i skolan (AiS).
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2010 (English)In: Diversity in Health and Care, ISSN 1759-1422, E-ISSN 1743-4904, Vol. 7, no 3, p. 201-209Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this article we use two immigrant projects, operating in a Swedish context, as a basis for discussing and analysing the potential of joint projects as a tool for change in human welfare service organisations that target the general public. The extensive use of projects in the development of a slimmed-down public sector can be seen as originating from the contradictory promises of projects regarding flexibility and rationality in the new public management context. Projects are also used as a way to obtain more resources for specific long-term needs, but they are seldom implemented as intended in the regular 'mainstream' organisation. Therefore the long-term development of social services and healthcare for immigrants remains inadequate. It appears that politicians, managers and civil servants prefer to focus on the positive aspect of projects to legitimate the organisations and to bring about change by targeting and steering activities. However, they tend to overlook the negative consequences of using projects, and there is a risk that a backlash will undermine the legitimacy of organisations. Citizens and participants in general, and immigrants in particular, experience frustration and distrust as a result of the short-term nature of project-based action. The problems that the projects were expected to address may remain, or even increase.

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2010. Vol. 7, no 3, p. 201-209
Keywords [en]
DISTRUST, IMMIGRANTS, PROJECTIFICATION, PUBLIC SECTOR, RESOURCE MOBILISATION
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-11049OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-11049DiVA, id: diva2:647787
Available from: 2013-09-12 Created: 2013-09-03 Last updated: 2017-12-06Bibliographically approved

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