<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Based on the case of the Swiss disability insurance (DI), the article questions the impact of activation on the (non-)take-up of social policies. It investigates the aim and content of activation policies (as found in official texts and discourses) and their subjective perception among recipients. Inspired by Kerr’s model and Hobson’s notion of “sense of entitlement”, analysis reveals the paradoxical outcomes of DI reforms. It underlines the importance of the subjective dimension of entitlements in the sociological understanding of non-take-up.</p></abstract>

Based on the case of the Swiss disability insurance (DI), the article questions the impact of activation on the (non-)take-up of social policies. It investigates the aim and content of activation policies (as found in official texts and discourses) and their subjective perception among recipients. Inspired by Kerr’s model and Hobson’s notion of “sense of entitlement”, analysis reveals the paradoxical outcomes of DI reforms. It underlines the importance of the subjective dimension of entitlements in the sociological understanding of non-take-up.

Activation, Non-Take-Up, and the Sense of Entitlement: A Swiss Case Study of Disability Policy Reforms

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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Based on the case of the Swiss disability insurance (DI), the article questions the impact of activation on the (non-)take-up of social policies. It...

Activation, Non-Take-Up, and the Sense of Entitlement: A Swiss Case Study of Disability Policy Reforms

Published Online: Jul 20, 2021

Page range: 241 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0017

Keywords
Activation, Non-take-up, Disability, Social policies, Sense of entitlement

© 2021 Emilie Rosenstein, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Activation, Non-Take-Up, and the Sense of Entitlement: A Swiss Case Study of Disability Policy Reforms

Published Online: Jul 20, 2021

Page range: 241 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0017

KeywordsActivation, Non-take-up, Disability, Social policies, Sense of entitlement

© 2021 Emilie Rosenstein, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Activation, Non-take-up, Disability, Social policies, Sense of entitlement