TY  - RPRT
U1  - Arbeitspapier
A1  - Bierbaum, Mira
A1  - Gassmann, Franziska
T1  - Limits of Freedom? Experiences with the Participation Act
T2  - UNU Policy Brief
N2  - The Participation Act, introduced in the Netherlands in 2015, puts into practice the idea that every individual has to make a contribution in a participatory society. The Act includes aspects of income support, compulsory activities in return for benefits, and labour market reintegration. Drawing on 45 interviews, we provide insights into interactions between the individual financial and social situation, an individual’s position in society, and reintegration activities. The narratives show the fundamental need for individual freedom and societal meaning, recognition, and appreciation, as well as the complex circumstances in which social assistance recipients make decisions. Conflicts between those needs and the Act lead to the question of how personal and societal objectives can be reconciled.
Y1  - 2016
UR  - https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/briefs/
SN  - 978-92-808-5006-2
SB  - 978-92-808-5006-2
IS  - 2, 2016
PB  - UNU-MERIT
ER  -