Social Sciences and Policies

Social work and welfare state research examines how societies organize support for vulnerable populations, the institutions that deliver it, and the policies that shape both. In Spain, this has meant grappling with how an economic crisis reshaped family caregiving burdens, how migrant communities access services, and where the boundary lies between public responsibility and third-sector provision. Researchers are actively debating how gender structures participation in care and community intervention, and whether existing welfare arrangements can adapt without shifting costs onto households that are already stretched. Open questions remain about the ethical obligations of practitioners caught between austerity-driven constraints and the needs of the people they serve.

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295,961

Keywords

Social WorkWelfare StateCommunity InterventionGender DifferencesThird SectorParticipation