LOCALISE Local Worlds of Social Cohesion How institutional contexts influence local activation policies Paolo R Graziano Bocconi University Milan Introduction x2022 Our research project focu ID: 372803
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LOCALISE Local Worlds of Social Cohesion How do different institutional contexts influence local activation policies ? Paolo R. Graziano, Bocconi University (Milan) Introduction • Our research project focused on integrated activation patterns in six European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom). • Countries belong to different welfare state policy traditions and, more specifically, to different employment policy legacies. • Specific research questions: – How has integrated activation been implemented? – What has been the role of EU policies in supporting activation? – What could be done in order to make multilevel policies more effective? Implementing integrated activation • Germany, Sweden and UK : our research shows shows that , despite some differences , these countries are characterized by greater and an overall effective policy integration . • France, Italy and Poland : fragmentation prevails , especially in the multilevel and multidimension spheres . • Why ? Different policy legacies , administrative capacities (limited especially in Italy and Poland ) and different administrative cultures . The role of the EU • Various potential EU resources : – Legal; – Financial; – Cognitive ; – Political; – Institutional . • As expected , clear predominance of financial resources ( especially in Poland and Italy ) with some usage of cognitive resources ( although in an instrumental way ). Conclusion • Different worlds of integrated activation in terms of : – policy legacy – administrative capacities – administrative cultures ( specialization and NOT integration ethos ) • Ideas for the discussion : – Creation of local multistakeholder observatories on social solidarity and activation ( for greater monitoring and benchmarking purposes , but also for a greater shared understanding of activation as a multidimensional concept ); – Provide greater multilevel coordination on shared policy objectives via organisational units (i.e. activation agencies ) which combine both administrative and scientific staff .