Dragers van het vangnet. De publieke rol van Nederlandse sociale diensten (1980-1998)

Author(s)

  • Hans Rodenburg Radboud Universiteit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/tseg.1003

Keywords:

Sociale dienst, verzorgingsstaat, sociale zekerheid, sociale rechten, belangenbehartiging, bezuinigingen,

Abstract

This article examines the public role of Dutch social service organizations during the 1980s and 1990s, amidst the so-called ‘crisis of the welfare state’. The story focuses on the association for directors of social service organizations, DIVOSA, which emphatically presented itself as a representative of all people living on a minimum income. As the association was formed by public officials, this representative role caused a fundamental tension with the task of implementing governmental policies aimed at cutting welfare state expenses and activating recipients. Based on extensive research in the archives of DIVOSA, this article adds to our understanding of the socioeconomic history of the Dutch welfare state.

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Author Biography

  • Hans Rodenburg, Radboud Universiteit

    Hans Rodenburg (1991) is onderzoeker bij het Centrum voor Parlementaire Geschiedenis en projectleider bij Bureau de Helling, het wetenschappelijk bureau van GroenLinks. Dit artikel is een bewerking van zijn masterthesis voor de Research Master History aan de Universiteit Utrecht.

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Published

2019-06-11

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Research Article

How to Cite

Rodenburg, H. (2019). Dragers van het vangnet. De publieke rol van Nederlandse sociale diensten (1980-1998). TSEG - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.18352/tseg.1003