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Exploring Migrant Integration Through Local Governance: A Mixed‐Method Study With Local Administrators in Italy

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the high concentration of ethnic and cultural diversity in Italy, various national policies have been implemented to foster migrant integration. However, local authorities play a crucial role, as they are directly responsible for translating policy frameworks into concrete practices and mediating between institutions, families and ...
Fabio Maratia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Paradox of Meeting Complex Needs in a Fragmented System: Exploring the Wickedness of Support for NEET‐Situated Young People in a Local Swedish Welfare Context

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Young people not in employment, education, or training (NEET) often face complex and overlapping challenges, yet the welfare services intended to support them are fragmented across organisational boundaries. This article contributes to the literature by exploring how street‐level bureaucrats in a Swedish municipality understand and navigate ...
Carl Lundberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Bureaucrats Deviate: Mission Motivation, Autonomy, and Policy Implementation in Thai District Governance

open access: yesGovernance, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Drawing on interviews and survey data from street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) in eight Thai districts, we examine how mission motivation and autonomy combine to shape key SLB behaviors: policy compliance, policy customization, self‐directed action, and pro‐social rule‐breaking.
Dan Honig, Eleanor F. Woodhouse
wiley   +1 more source

When Compromise Becomes Standoff: Joint Implementation and the Case of the European Public Prosecutor's Office

open access: yesGovernance, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores endogenous problems of joint implementation in multi‐level systems. Focusing on the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), we theorize a causal mechanism of conflict deferral, whereby contentious negotiations are resolved through deliberately ambiguous legislation that postpones conflict to the implementation stage ...
Adina Akbik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Last of the JEDI's: “Coloured” Women's Active Representation in Apartheid's Public Education Sector

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1569-1579, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The South African apartheid regime racially organized society into race categories—one being “Coloured” to denote people of mixed‐race heritage. The term “Coloured,” even in contemporary South Africa, is a contentious categorization given the racist legacy of apartheid. This article documents the lives of “Coloured” women who struggled against
Karen Johnston
wiley   +1 more source

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