Social innovation in home care services. The contribution of a feminist and Polanyian approach

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1 Social innovation in home care services. The contribution of a feminist and Polanyian approach COST A34 Summer school on Qualitiative and quantitative methods Florence Degavre CIRTES-FOPES, UCL

2 Contents Context Research question Presentation of the analytical framework Collect of data Main results

3 1. Context General elements on home care services «Garde à domicile» (home care worker): home care services in Wallonia Private non profit sector and public sector Employment policies Female

4 2. Research question Objective of the research : To analyse social innovation in home care services Research questions Can Home care workers be considered as a social innovation? When can a social innovation be considered as «succeeded»? Theories that were mobilized: Social Innovation Theory, Feminist Welfare State theories, Socio-economic theory (Polanyi) Implicite issue: Integrate the normative criteria s stemming from the feminist studies to the theories on social innovation

5 3. Presentation of the analytical framework Theories on social innovation Approach 1: Process Every innovation is «social» when it is sanctionned by social actors or by the market Approach 2: Normative Only the innovation that produces public benefits is «social»

6 3. Presentation of the analytical framework revisited by feminist theories on care and Welfare State regimes

7 3. Presentation of the analytical framework Visibilise and exlpain inequalities Feminist theéorisation of Welfare State Esping-Andersen G. (1990) Lewis J. et I. Ostner (1991), Lewis J. (2001) Lister R. (1992), Lister (2003) Sainsbury D. (1994, 1996, 1999) Lewis et Hobson (1997), Bettio et Plantenga (2004), Simonazzi (2009) Decommodificatio n Research on domestic work Breadwinning Defamilialisatio n Variation of social rights Provision of care Rules to access services Replacement of the income Available rights Research on the link between private and public sphere Participation on the labor market Share of domestic tasks Participation on the labor market Social security rights Care responsibilities 10 dimensions Formal/informal care Liberal Corporatist Social-democrat Research on the «genderfriendliness of State Strong, moderate, weak- male breadwinner / Male breadwinner ou dual breadwinner Male breadwinner model versus Individualist model Caregiver social wage versus parent worker model Formal/informal/mixed care regimes

8 3. Presentation of the analytical framework When can a social innovation be considered as succeeded? Mainstream criteria s Feminist criteria s 1.Contribution to a better shared of elderly people between domestic actors and professionnals as well as between sexes 2.Contribution to the strengthening of professionnal positions of women

9 4. Collecting data Qualitative research 5 associations providing services; 1 Centre public d aide sociale (public welfare centre) providing services; an official representative of the Walloon Region with jurisdiction over family services. (100 care-receivers) Double questionnaire No special analysis: reporting.

10 5. Main results Co-construction of demand and supply of home care services «Référent familial» Delivery only if he/she is present

11 5. Main results Economic ressources in the Polanyian perspective Domestic administration: produce for family, autarcy Reciprocity: «gift-counter gift», strenghten social ties Redistibution: central authority imposes criteria Market: profit oriented Home care workers: Domestic administration («Referent familial») Redistribution (Public funding) No reciprocity Market (User s own contribution)

12 5. Main results Are these services bringing social innovation? Uncompleted professional recognition Limited economic autonomy Absence of recognition of close relatives (informal non remunerated care givers)