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Naar een nieuwe verbeel ding van burgerschap in de bijstand

What can legal exp erts contribute to a new perspective on citizenship in social assista nce?

Social assistance was once intended to guarantee subsistence: ensuring that people can meet their basic needs. In rec ent decades, however, the focus has increasingly shifted to activatin g people towards employment. This principle has become deeply entrenc hed in legislation, implementation, and case law, but in practice has proven largely ineffective. Moreover, it has led to growing distrust between the government and social assistance recipients.

In he r plea for stronger integration of legal research into research on in stitutional stability and change, Anja Eleveld, professor of empirica l legal research on precarious work and poverty, argues that change i n social assistance requires a new conception of citizenship: relatio nal citizenship, in which connectedness and responsibility are reimag ined based on principles of sustainability, care, and interdependence .

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DESCRIPTION: What can legal experts contribute to a new perspe ctive on citizenship in social assistance?

Social ass istance was once intended to guarantee subsistence: ensuring that peo ple can meet their basic needs. In recent decades, however, the focus has increasingly shifted to activating people towards employment. Th is principle has become deeply entrenched in legislation, implementat ion, and case law, but in practice has proven largely ineffective. Mo reover, it has led to growing distrust between the government and soc ial assistance recipients. In her plea for stronger integration of le gal research into research on institutional stability and change, Anj a Eleveld, professor of empirical legal research on precarious work a nd poverty, argues that change in social assistance requires a new co nception of citizenship: relational citizenship, in which connectedne ss and responsibility are reimagined based on principles of sustainab ility, care, and interdependence. Read more in the news item N aar een nieuwe verbeelding van burgerschap in de bijstand END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR