Opening the black box of implementing activation in Ireland

Whelan Nuala
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Whelan Nuala: Department of Sociology, Maynooth University, Ireland

Administration, 2021, vol. 69, issue 2, 87-106

Abstract: This paper focuses on Ireland’s ‘activation turn’ and the roll-out of the Pathways to Work policy, contextualising these reforms within recent international developments in activation. Using a qualitative approach, the study explores the perceptions of a range of key stakeholders – jobseekers, employment guidance practitioners, employment service managers, ancillary services and policymakers – offering some important insights into Ireland’s move towards activation and the implementation of Pathways to Work. Three overarching themes were identified: depersonalisation, the missing ‘how to’ of implementation, and the reform agenda. These findings, although tentative, provide a new understanding of the perceptions of key stakeholders, described as ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’, and their views about both implementation and perceived effectiveness.

Keywords: Activation; labour market policy reform; implementation; Ireland; effectiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.2478/admin-2021-0015

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