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Occupying liminal spaces in post-conflict social welfare reform? Local professionals and international organisations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:24 authored by Reima Ana MaglajlicReima Ana Maglajlic, Paul Stubbs
This article presents the findings from a small-scale, exploratory, qualitative study on the perceptions of local managers working for international organisations involved in in social welfare reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a post-conflict society. The findings explore the nature of the involvement of international organisations in the reform efforts during and after the war, characterised by the development of a parallel welfare system, imported understandings of social welfare issues and difficulties in ensuring that international projects are complementary to statutory services and embedded within the wider society. The nature of policy translation renders many of these projects and programmes unsustainable. In conclusion, the text argues for closer linkages between social welfare and development studies research and practice, addressing the political dimensions of welfare reform and the need for greater coproduction of post-conflict social welfare policies and practices with service users.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

British Journal of Social Work

ISSN

0045-3102

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Issue

1

Volume

48

Page range

37-53

Department affiliated with

  • Social Work and Social Care Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research Publications

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The British Journal of Social Work following peer review. The version of record [Reima Ana Maglajlic, Paul Stubbs, Occupying Liminal Spaces in Post-Conflict Social Welfare Reform? Local Professionals and International Organisations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 37–53] is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx031

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Legacy Posted Date

2017-03-07

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-05-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-03-06

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