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Social Policy and Governance: Conceptual Reflections on Ageing in England

posted Dec 28, 2011 9:38 AM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:10 PM ]

Jason L. Powell1 & Rebecca Steel2

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
111-119
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

Abstract: This paper looks in more detail at the incidence and consequence of social policies for older people through the conceptual lens of governmentality (Foucault, 1977) in England. This international paper with focus on England will enable us to consider the implications of the re-figuring of the relationship between the state, older people and helping professions. In many ways, policy provides three trajectories for older people: first, as independent self-managing consumers with private means and resources; second, as people in need of some support to enable them to continue to self-manage; and third, as dependent and unable to commit to self-management. Governmentality provides the theoretical framework through which to view policy and practice that is largely governed by discourses of personalisation, safeguarding, capability and risk for older people in England.

Keywords: Governance, Power, Welfare, Social Policy.

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1. Postal Address: School of Education and Social Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE, Email address: JPOWELL1@uclan.ac.uk 
2. Postal Address: School of Education and Social Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE, Email address: RSteel@uclan.ac.uk 

| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_POWELL.pdf

New Governance: Pitfalls of Activation Policies for Young Migrant Dropouts in the Netherlands

posted Dec 28, 2011 9:35 AM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:11 PM ]

Debby Gerritsen1 & Kaj van Zenderen2

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
93-109
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

Abstract: Migrant youth are at a disadvantage in the Netherlands when it comes to schooling and work: many drop out of school and are unemployed. We will use concepts of new governance to discuss the complexities surrounding the execution of policies to reintegrate dropouts back into school or the labour market from the perspectives of professionals (street level bureaucrats) working in activation programmes. The results show that cooperation is difficult. The most difficult youngsters are beyond the reach of most policy initiatives. Furthermore, many professionals perceive educational requirements as unrealistic for some youngsters. Finally, new requirements for employability may stigmatize youngsters as unwilling and unmotivated.

Keywords: Young Migrants, Youth Unemployment, Early School Leaving, Activation Policies, New Governance.

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1. Postal Address: Utrecht University, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, P.O. Box 80.140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands, E-mail Address: d.gerritsen1@uu.nl
2. Postal Address: Utrecht University, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, P.O. Box 80.140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands, E-mail Address: k.l.j.vanzenderen@uu.nl

| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_GERRITSEN.pdf

Introduction to the Special Issue ‘Migration and Happiness’

posted Dec 28, 2011 9:31 AM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:15 PM ]

David Bartram1

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 5
-8
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

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1. Postal Address: University of Leicester, Department of Sociology, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, England. Email Address: d.bartram@le.ac.uk 

| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_BARTRAM.pdf

Does Migration Make You Happy? The Influence of Migration on Subjective Well-Being

posted Dec 28, 2011 9:22 AM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:17 PM ]

Silvia Maja Melzer1

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
73-92
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

Abstract: In the field of neoclassical economics, migrants are expected to move to improve their economic situations, but what are the effects of moving on the subjective well-being (SWB) of migrants? Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) (1990-2007), I investigate the influence of migration from Eastern to Western Germany on SWB. The hypotheses in this study are derived from neoclassical economics and from the psychology literature. Following the rational choice framework, I expect that migration improves SWB in the long term. Fixed-effects models distinguish between the effects of unobserved heterogeneity, such as varying personality traits, and migration on SWB. The results reveal that migration has a positive, long-term effect on SWB. In addition, the favorable labor market conditions in Western Germany account for the increasing SWB that is reported by male migrants but does not account for that reported by female migrants.

Keywords: Adaptation, East and West Germany, Migration, Subjective Well-being, Rational Choice.

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1. Postal Address: Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät for Soziologie, SFB 882 - Von Heterogenitäten zu Ungleichheiten, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany, Email Address: Silvia.Melzer@uni-bielefeld.de.

| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_MELZER.pdf

The Multiple Dimensions of Transnationalism: Examining their Relevance to Immigrants’ Subjective Well-Being

posted Dec 28, 2011 8:41 AM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:18 PM ]

Elizabeth Vaquera1 & Elizabeth Aranda2

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
47-72
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

Abstract: Using data from a random representative survey of South Florida immigrants (n=1,268), our research examines different facets of transnationalism and how they relate to a typically overlooked component of immigrant incorporation–subjective well-being. We examine separately the affective and evaluative components of immigrants’ well-being in their country of reception—the United States—by differentiating between self-reported emotional well-being and self-reported satisfaction with life in the U.S. Findings support that the kinds and frequency of connections that immigrants maintain with the home country are important factors for understanding immigrants’ subjective well-being.

Keywords: Immigrants, Life Satisfaction, Subjective Well-Being, Happiness, Transnationalism.

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1. Postal Address: Department of Sociology, CPR 107, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, Email Address: evaquera@usf.edu 
2. Postal Address: Department of Sociology, CPR 107, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, Email Address: earanda@usf.edu

| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_VAQUERA.pdf

Satisfaction with Life among Adolescents from Returned Portuguese Immigrant Families

posted Dec 28, 2011 8:24 AM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:19 PM ]

Félix Neto1 & Joana Neto2

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
27-46
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

Abstract: A central construct within the positive psychology literature is satisfaction with life. The aim of this study was to determine the level of satisfaction with life among adolescents from returned immigrant families in Portugal, as well as the background, the intercultural contact and the adaptation factors related thereto. The sample consisted of 615 adolescents (mean age = 16.5 years; SD = 1.4). The mean duration of sojourn in Portugal for the sample was 8.4 (SD = 4.6). They answered a self-report questionnaire. A comparison group involving 217 young Portuguese was also included in the study. Adolescents from returned immigrant families revealed similar levels of satisfaction with life in comparison with peers who have never migrated. The notion that geographic mobility of parents is a primary cause of adaptation problems in their children appears to be incorrect. Predictive factors – demographic, intercultural, and adaptation variables – were significantly linked to the satisfaction with life of youth. Combined, these variables explained 37% of the variance in life satisfaction. The results help us understand which variables are important to target when developing interventions to improve the life satisfaction of adolescents from returned immigrant families.

Keywords: Adaptation, Adolescents, Intercultural Contact, Return Migration, Satisfaction with Life.

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1. Postal Address: Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva, 4200-392 Porto, Portugal. E-mail Address: fneto@fpce.up.pt
2. Postal Address: Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva, 4200-392 Porto, Portugal. E-mail Address: vitadancerose@hotmail.com

| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_NETO.pdf

Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber (Ed.), The Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research, Oxford University Press, 2011, 688 p. (Book Review)

posted Dec 17, 2011 12:54 PM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:22 PM ]

Raluca Buhaş

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
125-126
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

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| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_BUHAS.pdf

Philip Martin, Importing Poverty? Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural America, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2009, 242 p. (Book Review)

posted Dec 17, 2011 12:50 PM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:23 PM ]

Claudia Paraschivescu

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
121-122
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

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| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_PARASCHIVESCU.pdf

Brigitta Balogh, Sergiu Bălţătescu, Krisztina Bernáth, Éva Biró-Kaszás & Adrian Hatos (eds.) European, National and Regional Identity. Proceedings of the International Conference “European, National and Regional Identity” organized in Oradea, 24-26 March 2011 in the frame of the research project HURO/0801/180 (ENRI), University of Oradea Publishing House, 2011, 859 p.

posted Dec 17, 2011 12:46 PM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:26 PM ]

Andrea Petres

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
123-124
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

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| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_PETRES.pdf

Aspirations and Happiness of Potential Latin American Immigrants

posted Dec 2, 2011 1:20 AM by Sergiu Baltatescu   [ updated Jan 7, 2012 1:28 PM ]

Carol Graham1 & Julie Markowitz2

Journal of Social Research & Policy, 
Volume: 2, Issue: 2
, pp. 
9-25
Date: December 2011
ISSN: 2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)

Abstract: The migration literature shows that Latin American emigrants, in addition to immigrants generally, report lower happiness levels and satisfaction with financial success than natives do in their destination country. We use a survey question from the Latinobarometro on intent to migrate to shed light on attitudes and aspirations prior to migration. We find that potential migrants report the qualities of “frustrated achievers” (e.g. respondents with high objective success in terms of income, but who report low satisfaction with their economic gains) and are less happy than average. Our analysis supports the hypothesis that unhappiness drives migration, while not disproving that migration also creates unhappiness; it is likely that these factors are not mutually exclusive and that they reinforce one another. Our work addresses the broader question of whether unhappiness is a necessary condition for major societal change.

Keywords: Happiness; migration; subjective income; Latin America.

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1. The Brookings Institution, University of Maryland, Washington, DC, US. CGRAHAM@brookings.edu 
2. The Brookings Institution, University of Maryland, Washington, DC, US. julie.m.markowitz@gmail.com

| Attachments: JSRP Vol2_Iss2_GRAHAM.pdf

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