Policy, People, and the New Professional: De-professionalisation and Re-professionalisation in Care and Welfare (Amsterdam University Press - Care and Welfare Series)

Table of Contents......Page 6
1. Policy, People, and the New Professional: An Introduction......Page 8
PART I POLICY......Page 18
2. The Rise of Contractualisation in Public Services......Page 20
3. Evidence-Based Policy: From Answer to Question......Page 35
4. Societal Neurosis in Health Care......Page 49
5. When Ideologies Bounce Back: The Problematic Translation of Post-Multicultural Ideologies and Policies into Professional Practices......Page 65
PART II PEOPLE......Page 80
6. Safe Neighbourhoods......Page 82
7. When Diversity Matters......Page 98
8. From Residents to Neighbours: The Making of Active Citizens in Antwerp, Belgium......Page 110
9. Authority, Trust, Knowledge and the Public Good in Disarray......Page 123
PART III PROFESSIONALS......Page 136
10. Heroes of Health Care?: Replacing the Medical Profession in the Policy Process in the UK......Page 138
11. Tensions in Medical Work between Patients’ Interests and Administrative and Organisational Constraints......Page 153
12. Empowerment of Social Services Professionals: Strategies for Professionalisation and Knowledge Development......Page 165
13. Professional Management of Professional: Hybrid Organisations and Professional Management in Care and Welfare......Page 182
About the contributors......Page 195
References......Page 198
Index......Page 218