From quacks to professionals: the importance of changing social constructions in the policy-making process

par pf | Déc 11, 2023 | Non classifié(e)

Abstract The social construction of target populations (SCTP) approach assumes that policies are constructed to benefit (or punish) specific groups of citizens based on their relative power and social construction. This contribution tackles one of the most sustained...

Soutien aux proches aidants : Composer avec la réalité québécoise

par pf | Déc 11, 2023 | Non classifié(e)

Abstract Cet article vise à sensibiliser les proches aidants, les familles, les intervenants, les chercheurs et les gestionnaires concernant les composantes de la réalité québécoise en termes de soutien à domicile et les enjeux liés à l’offre de services aux proches...

Devine Intervention? Lessons in Systemic Retrenchment from Canada’s Most Generous Welfare State

par pf | Déc 11, 2023 | Non classifié(e)

Abstract This article tackles the importance of systemic retrenchment in welfare state research by focusing on two core elements neglected in the literature: the civil service and governmental revenues. Saskatchewan has possessed key ingredients associated with...

The Invisible Women: Gender and Caregiving in Francophone Newspapers

par pf | Déc 11, 2023 | Non classifié(e)

Abstract This contribution analyses the importance given to gender in articles related to caregiving for older adults in five francophone newspapers (Le Soir, Le Devoir, Figaro, Libération and La Presse) across three countries (Belgium, France and Canada). Out of the...

Technocracy or Transformation? Mapping Women’s Policy Agencies and Orienting Gender (In)Equality in the Canadian Provinces

par pf | Déc 11, 2023 | Non classifié(e)

→ J.E. Hodgetts Award, presented to the finest article in English appearing in the previous year’s Canadian Public Administration Abstract Canadian gender equality policy has taken a “technocratic turn” that favours bureaucratic expertise to monitor and measure...