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View article: Nurses’ Work–Family Strategies during COVID-19 Lockdown and Their Association with Individual Health and Family Relations
Nurses’ Work–Family Strategies during COVID-19 Lockdown and Their Association with Individual Health and Family Relations Open
The COVID-19 lockdown forced people to stay at home and address their family duties more equally. However, since nurses themselves were involved in the closed-loop management in hospitals and unable to return home, there was also an increa…
View article: Fairness uncertainty and pay information exchange: Why and when employees disclose bonus pay to pay information websites
Fairness uncertainty and pay information exchange: Why and when employees disclose bonus pay to pay information websites Open
Summary Having limited information regarding how pay is distributed in their organization, employees often find it difficult to assess the fairness of their pay. Uncertainty management theory (UMT) posits that fairness uncertainty is avers…
View article: Restructuring and Resistance : Canadian Public Policy in the Age of Global Capitalism
Restructuring and Resistance : Canadian Public Policy in the Age of Global Capitalism Open
This collection surveys major areas of neoliberal policy restructuring by various levels of Canadian government. Unlike other academic studies it also considers theoretical and practical issues connected with movements of resistance agains…
View article: Settlement and Integration Research Synthesis 2009-2013
Settlement and Integration Research Synthesis 2009-2013 Open
Synthesizing research into (im)migrant settlement and integration can be a daunting task since the area covers the entire domestic (receiving society) end of the migration process, including any public support extended to (im)migrants. Set…
View article: Settlement and Integration Research Synthesis 2009-2013
Settlement and Integration Research Synthesis 2009-2013 Open
Synthesizing research into (im)migrant settlement and integration can be a daunting task since the area covers the entire domestic (receiving society) end of the migration process, including any public support extended to (im)migrants. Set…
View article: Not Profiting from Precarity: The Work of Nonprofit Service Delivery and the Creation of Precariousness
Not Profiting from Precarity: The Work of Nonprofit Service Delivery and the Creation of Precariousness Open
This paper examines the impact of precarity on the nonprofit service providing sector (NPSS). Using in depth qualitative interviews, recent empirically-based surveys of the Ontario nonprofit sector and key academic and grey literature, we …
View article: “You’ve Just Cursed Us”: Precarity, Austerity and Worker’s Participation in the Non-Profit Social Services
“You’ve Just Cursed Us”: Precarity, Austerity and Worker’s Participation in the Non-Profit Social Services Open
Drawing on qualitative interview data from two case studies of non-profit social service agencies in Ontario, Canada, this article explores the impacts of austerity and precarity on worker's participation in the non-profit social service w…
View article: Social Innovation Labs: A Neoliberal Austerity Driven Process or Democratic Intervention?
Social Innovation Labs: A Neoliberal Austerity Driven Process or Democratic Intervention? Open
Social Innovation Labs (SILs) are a recent policymaking development that are spreading rapidly in many different countries. SILs are said to address difficult and complex social policy problems that have been resistant to solutions. To dat…
View article: Not Profiting from Precarity: The Work of Nonprofit Service Delivery and the Creation of Precariousness
Not Profiting from Precarity: The Work of Nonprofit Service Delivery and the Creation of Precariousness Open
This paper examines the impact of precarity on the nonprofit service providing sector (NPSS). Using in depth qualitative interviews, recent empirically-based surveys of the Ontario nonprofit sector and key academic and grey literature, we …
View article: “You’ve Just Cursed Us”: Precarity, Austerity and Worker’s Participation in the Non-Profit Social Services
“You’ve Just Cursed Us”: Precarity, Austerity and Worker’s Participation in the Non-Profit Social Services Open
Drawing on qualitative interview data from two case studies of non-profit social service agencies in Ontario, Canada, this article explores the impacts of austerity and precarity on worker's participation in the non-profit social service w…
View article: NGO-Government Relations and Immigrant Services: Contradictions and Challenges
NGO-Government Relations and Immigrant Services: Contradictions and Challenges Open
This article critically examines the “Canadian model” of immigrant settlement service delivery. This is a system where most settlement services are provided through community-based, including ethno-specific, agencies funded primarily by th…
View article: Reflections on Resistance to Neoliberalism: Looking Back on Solidarity in 1983 British Columbia
Reflections on Resistance to Neoliberalism: Looking Back on Solidarity in 1983 British Columbia Open
This article critically examines the 1983 British Columbia (BC) Solidarity experience, a period that marked the first comprehensive neoliberal policy revolution in Canada. It also marked the launch of an extensive movement of extra-parliam…
View article: Reflections on Resistance to Neoliberalism: Looking Back on Solidarity in 1983 British Columbia
Reflections on Resistance to Neoliberalism: Looking Back on Solidarity in 1983 British Columbia Open
This article critically examines the 1983 British Columbia (BC) Solidarity experience, a period that marked the first comprehensive neoliberal policy revolution in Canada. It also marked the launch of an extensive movement of extra-parliam…
View article: Structuring Neoliberal Governance: The Nonprofit Sector, Emerging New Modes of Control and the Marketisation of Service Delivery
Structuring Neoliberal Governance: The Nonprofit Sector, Emerging New Modes of Control and the Marketisation of Service Delivery Open
Governments in the Anglo-American democracies have restructured their relationships with nonprofit organisations (NPOs). New modes of control have emerged which represent the paradox of centralised decentralisation. We examine the impact…
View article: Shrinking the State: Globalization and Public Administration
Shrinking the State: Globalization and Public Administration Open
This book provides a political economy perspective on recent changes within Canadian public administrative practice and structure, revealing the theoretical and practical underpinnings of neo-liberal public administration. It also addresse…
View article: The Paradox of Low-Wage Work
The Paradox of Low-Wage Work Open
[para. 1]: "In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, Marx wrote of work and labour as central to human existence. Whereas classical political economy assumed but did not explain the existence of private property, Marx took the …
View article: The Paradox of Low-Wage Work
The Paradox of Low-Wage Work Open
[para. 1]: "In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, Marx wrote of work and labour as central to human existence. Whereas classical political economy assumed but did not explain the existence of private property, Marx took the …
View article: Dismantling A Nation : The Transition to Corporate Rule in Canada
Dismantling A Nation : The Transition to Corporate Rule in Canada Open
This new edition is reorganized to make it a more usable text and updated to include the Liberal government’s pursuit of neo-liberal policies. William K. Carroll, Sociology, University of Victoria, said of the first edition: “All the aspec…
View article: Settling on Austerity: ISAs, Immigrant Communities and Neoliberal Restructuring
Settling on Austerity: ISAs, Immigrant Communities and Neoliberal Restructuring Open
Immigrant Serving Agencies (ISAs) have long been at the centre of the settlement and integration of newcomer populations in Canada. They provide a community-based approach to settlement through nonprofit organizations rooted in the communi…
View article: Social Innovation Labs: A Neoliberal Austerity Driven Process or Democratic Intervention?
Social Innovation Labs: A Neoliberal Austerity Driven Process or Democratic Intervention? Open
Social Innovation Labs (SILs) are a recent policymaking development that are spreading rapidly in many different countries. SILs are said to address difficult and complex social policy problems that have been resistant to solutions. To dat…
View article: Structuring Neoliberal Governance: The Nonprofit Sector, Emerging New Modes of Control and the Marketisation of Service Delivery
Structuring Neoliberal Governance: The Nonprofit Sector, Emerging New Modes of Control and the Marketisation of Service Delivery Open
Governments in the Anglo-American democracies have restructured their relationships with nonprofit organisations (NPOs). New modes of control have emerged which represent the paradox of centralised decentralisation. We examine the impact…
View article: Nonprofit engagement with provincial policy officials: The case of NGO policy voice in Canadian immigrant settlement services
Nonprofit engagement with provincial policy officials: The case of NGO policy voice in Canadian immigrant settlement services Open
This paper explores the role of nonprofit organizations in the immigrant settlement and integration sector in the public policy process in three Canadian provinces. Drawing on thirty one (31) semi-structured interviews with nonprofit and m…
View article: Co-constructing Performance Indicators in Home and Community Care: Assessing the Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Three Canadian Provinces
Co-constructing Performance Indicators in Home and Community Care: Assessing the Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Three Canadian Provinces Open
This article examines the extent to which public servants interact with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to co-construct performance indicators in the home-and community-care sector. It uses 32 intensive qualitative interviews with NG…
View article: Traditional, transitional and new performance management practices in Australian organisations: incidence, coverage and perceived effectiveness
Traditional, transitional and new performance management practices in Australian organisations: incidence, coverage and perceived effectiveness Open
The shortcomings of traditional performance management practices (PMS) are widely acknowledged. There is growing interest in ‘New Performance Management’, suggesting a shift from an evaluative to a developmental focus. In Australia, little…
View article: Building a Policy-Oriented Research Partnership for Knowledge Mobilization and Knowledge Transfer: The Case of the Canadian Metropolis Project
Building a Policy-Oriented Research Partnership for Knowledge Mobilization and Knowledge Transfer: The Case of the Canadian Metropolis Project Open
The aim of this paper is to examine government–university–community partnerships for knowledge mobilization (KM) and knowledge transfer (KT) in the area of immigration and settlement research using the illustrative case of the Canadian Met…
View article: Building a Policy-Oriented Research Partnership for Knowledge Mobilization and Knowledge Transfer: The Case of the Canadian Metropolis Project
Building a Policy-Oriented Research Partnership for Knowledge Mobilization and Knowledge Transfer: The Case of the Canadian Metropolis Project Open
The aim of this paper is to examine government–university–community partnerships for knowledge mobilization (KM) and knowledge transfer (KT) in the area of immigration and settlement research using the illustrative case of the Canadian Met…
View article: Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services and the Role of Nonprofit Service Providers: A Cross-national Perspective on Trends, Issues and Evidence
Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services and the Role of Nonprofit Service Providers: A Cross-national Perspective on Trends, Issues and Evidence Open
The primary purpose of this paper is to offer a relevant comparative context for considering settlement and integration service delivery and the role of nonprofits in working with government as well as the communities they serve in the pro…
View article: ‘Reinventing’ the third sector: alternative service delivery, partnerships and the new public administration of the Canadian post-welfare state
‘Reinventing’ the third sector: alternative service delivery, partnerships and the new public administration of the Canadian post-welfare state Open
[First paragraph of Introduction]: The neo-liberal assault on the Keynesian welfare state and the demand that government be 'reinvented' has come to focus increased attention upon the so-called `third sector'. This has occurred because of …