International Journal of Social Welfare

Papers
(The median citation count of International Journal of Social Welfare is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Practising professionalism in activation work: Developing and testing a questionnaire19
Reducing sex work by targeting ‘vulnerable’ sex workers: A post‐structural analysis of policies regulating Danish exit programmes directed at people involved in sex work16
Challenging scalar fallacy in state‐wide welfare studies: AUKsub‐state comparison of civil society approaches to addressing youth unemployment13
Improving employability? Individual placement and support for the long‐term unemployed and individuals with developmental disabilities in Finland12
Chinese older adults' personal–family life balance and its associations with social networks: The moderating role of internet use11
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Human rights and social justice in a global perspective: An introduction to international social workSusan C.MappNew York: Oxford University Press, 2021, 465 pp., US$60, ISBN: 9780190059477 (paperback10
Editorial10
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Self‐initiated moves during the formal eviction process: Findings from Swedish Register Data9
Work–family and family–work conflict and negative attitudes toward having children: A multilevel cross‐national analysis8
Intergenerational solidarity in a developing welfare state: The case of South Korea8
Bureaucratic sludge: Bureaucratic tasks and procedures leading to experiences of strain7
Family policies, social norms and marital fertility decisions: A quasi‐experimental study6
Editorial6
Poverty and public works: Evidence from Hungary6
Home as a risk environment: Negotiating the boundaries of homes and social relationships in services for people using illicit drugs6
Alleviating administrative burden through digitalization and redesign: A laboratory experiment on student financial aid in Germany6
Making sense of reablement within different institutional contexts. Collaborative service ideals in Norwegian and Danish home care5
Revisiting auxiliary social services for persons with disability: The Philippines case5
Measuring public‐private‐substitution after divorce: Ex‐spouse income and the effect of marital separation on social assistance take‐up5
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Who spends more to combat COVID‐19 social risks and why?4
Special issue of International Journal of Social Welfare: Integrating young people in the labour market, integrating methodologies4
One ‘welfare recipient’ stereotype or many? Using the stereotype content model to examine the stereotypes of different categories of benefit recipients4
Cost‐effectiveness of a ‘Housing First’ programme implemented in Spain: An evaluation based on a randomised controlled trial4
The perceived fair duration of unemployment benefits for older workers. The role of lifetime achievements in the labour market4
Poor labour market prospects due to intensive caregiving? Childcare and eldercare among welfare recipients in Germany4
The role of social transfers in mitigating families with children from the economic impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic4
From welfare to work: The health and material well‐being effects of long‐term employment subsidies in Germany4
Satisfaction with social care in the UK: Assessing the interactive effects of age and ideology4
How culture influences the strengthening of market principles in conservative welfare states: The case of long‐term care policy3
The role of experts in forming family policy under an adversarial subsystem in the Czech Republic3
Dimensions of controversy: Investigating the structure of public support for universal basic income in the Netherlands3
Three dimensions of long‐term care provision in middle‐income countries—A view across Africa, Latin America and Asia3
Large and/or single‐parent families: Public attitudes towards pronatalist and anti‐poverty family policies in Hungary3
Role conflict, role ambiguity, and depressive symptoms: The moderating effects of job autonomy among social workers in China3
The prospects of judicial social work for incapacitated older adults: Evidence on how Chinese social workers may contribute3
Evaluating socio‐economic resilience interventions among out‐of‐school adolescent girls and young women in rural Central Uganda: A quasi‐experimental approach3
A six‐year longitudinal study of parenting and depressive symptoms among Taiwanese adolescents3
Psychophysical burden and lack of support: Reasons for care workers’ intentions to leave their work in the Nordic countries3
Effective local governance assisting vulnerable groups: The case of youth not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in Sweden3
From self‐care to compassion resilience: Extending the model of protective factors for humanitarian practitioners3
Associations between HIV stigma and social support for people living with HIV in Hyderabad, India3
The impact of tax reforms on human development index: Literature review approach3
Do childcare policies and schedule control enhance variable time workers' work–life balance? A gender analysis across European countries3
A behavioural livelihoods approach to address psychosocial constraints to empowerment3
Special Issue on the Challenges for family and child well‐being in the new era3
A journey into the new employment service landscape of responsibilisation: Towards de‐personalisation of the caseworker–jobseeker relationship3
Security or autonomy? A comparative analysis of work values and labor market policies in different European welfare states3
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Distinguishing characteristics of out‐of‐school adolescents in South Korea: A machine learning approach3
Precarious welfare‐to‐work transitions in a segmented labour market: Evidence from the Netherlands3
Long maternal working hours were linked to obesity, underweight and stunting in children under age 5 in China3
‘Radical Hope’ offers Poverty‐Aware Practice beyond social work2
Do cash transfer programs have different effects on children based on household disability status? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia2
Large families and poverty in Austria: What explains their disproportionate risk of experiencing income poverty?2
Shared residence and social security policy: A comparative analysis from 13 countries2
Welfare conditionality in Latin America's conditional cash transfers: Models and trends2
Comparison of intergenerational income mobility in South Korea and the United States: Period changes between 1980‒1995 and 1996‒20152
Editorial2
New configurations of labour insertion processes. The case of secondary technical and vocational education and training students in Chile2
Putting experts in their place: Achieving policy impact as an outsider‐academic in civil service reforms in Slovakia2
Targeting social welfare for people with severe mental illness: A review of policies in China and a call for further action2
The impact of labor market reforms on firm training for nonregular and regular workers2
Generosity's double‐edged sword: Unmasking the impact of raised social assistance rates in Norway2
Exploring care leavers' agency in achieving entry into the world of work: A cross‐national study in six countries2
Editorial2
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Exploring how international social workers perceive culturally relevant practices: A case study of Japanese social workers’ experiences in other Asian countries2
A scoping review of parental migration and left‐behind children's well‐being in China2
The family structural and socioeconomic characteristics of the family well‐being of Hong Kong people2
The role of social transfers in reducing the poverty risk for larger families in the European Union2
The large family penalty in Italy: Poverty and eligibility to minimum incomes2
Social safety net features in East Asia: A comparative analysis using the model family approach2
Ecosocial work among social welfare professionals in Finland: Key learnings for future practice2
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Representation of visible minorities in Canada's public service: Slow but significant progression1
Smaller net or just fewer to catch? Disentangling the causes for the varying sizes of minimum income schemes1
Automating social assistance: Exploring the use of robotic process automation in the Swedish personal social services1
Exploring the displacement induced changes in social convoys and support for older women in displacement (OWD) in Abuja, Nigeria1
Editorial1
Social investment agenda setting: A personal note1
When hidden politics become visible: Administrative burden experiences of older adults and professionals in home care1
Rights‐based community practice and academic activism in a turbulent world: Putting theory into practice in Israel, Palestine and Jordan By James L.Torczyner, 2021. New York: Routledge, 377 pp., $170 1
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Unemployed and then? The role of non‐standard employment in labour market trajectories after unemployment1
The efficacy and efficiency of public transfer programmes on the poverty of the older population in South Korea1
A scoping review of barriers to education faced by migrant minors in Türkiye1
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Sustainability and inequality of Taiwan's National Pension Insurance1
The crumbling pillar: Assessing the impact of housing costs on recent trends in poverty and deprivation in Australia1
Success in agenda setting through failure in policymaking: Exploring a new policy venue in the Polish European Semester 2012–20221
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Hazards of anti‐Blackness in the United States1
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Experience of guilt in court hearings—Comparing rape, assault and fraud cases1
Trajectories of NEET in individuals formerly placed in out‐of‐home care: A Swedish national cohort study1
Corrigendum for: Social protection clusters in sub‐Saharan Africa1
Out‐of‐home care placement patterns of children within the Swedish child welfare system: Findings from group‐based trajectory modelling1
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Combining generalist and specialist social work in activation policies: A participatory action research1
Adolescent gambling advertising awareness: A national survey1
Poverty and inequality impact of COVID‐19 pandemic: The case of Mazar‐i‐Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan1
Examining coping and acculturative stress as mediators between perceived discrimination and internalising symptoms among African immigrants1
Behind closed doors: Sousveillance in mandated social welfare interventions1
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The concept of generational contract: A systematic literature review1
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Editorial1
Informal employment in the health sector: Examining gender disparities1
Same‐sex partnership in the family policies of Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan1
Intergenerational transmission or local labour market context? A comparative analysis of the formation of work value patterns in 65 European regions1
How family policies redefine families: The case of mainland China–Hong Kong cross‐border families1
Predictors of burnout for immigrant mental health professionals in the United States1
State temporary assistance for needy families policies and high school diploma or equivalent attainment among mothers following a nonmarital birth: An event history analysis0
Exploring mandatory reporting in social care and social services in Sweden0
Experts as researchers and policy actors: Czech pension reform0
Toward a livable life: A 21st century agenda for social work Edited by Mark RobertRank, 2020. New York: Oxford University Press, 382 pp., HB. ISBN 978‐0‐190‐69105‐9.0
Women's welfare attitudes in South Korea0
A quartered typology of welfare attitudes: Evidence from the World Values Survey Wave 70
Capping welfare payments for workless families increases employment and economic inactivity: Evidence from the UK's benefit cap0
Uptake of cash benefits among children with a disability in Norway: The role of parental socioeconomic characteristics and immigrant background0
Patterns and lived realities: Exploring informal social protection across race and education0
The quest for standardisation in adult social work: Municipal guidelines and premises for professional discretion0
From state actions to citizens outcomes: Introduction to the special issue on “Administrative Burden and Social Welfare”0
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Support and employment preferences in online platform work: A cluster analysis of German‐speaking workers0
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Impact evaluation of a new counselling and support programme for unemployed with multiple placement obstacles0
Better job prospects or an imperative to ‘just work’? A cross‐national study on social investment and women's employment0
Rationales for service user participation in social care: A regulatory perspective0
Behavioral health literacy: A new construct to improve outcomes among incarcerated individuals0
Generosity of old‐age pensions for the self‐employed—A typology of European welfare states0
The lived experiences of the welfare state of platform workers: The barriers to accessing social protection in Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom0
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Transporting attachment and biobehavioral catch‐up to Norwegian child welfare services: A feasibility study0
Social tax expenditures in Quebec (Canada): The state of play0
The significance of crisis identification using community‐driven model0
Introduction to the special issue on “The role of experts in developing social policies: Social scientists reflect on their experiences in government”0
Large families: The forgotten poverty risk and policy relevance0
Internet use and Chinese migrant older adults' life satisfaction: A panel data study0
Income‐poor, asset‐rich? The role of homeownership in shaping the welfare position of the elderly0
Non‐standard employment, low standard of living? The role of labour market and social policy measures in preventing material deprivation in different employment trajectories in Europe0
Trends in informal and formal home help use among older adults with disabilities in Japan: From 1999 to 20170
Stabilise, balance and adjust—Framing the early years transitions of children whose parents work non‐standard hours0
Daily moods, health routines and recovery among employees working in the retail and services sector: A diary study0
Trust in the welfare state among users: The case of Norway0
Conceptualising service integration for inclusive activation: Exploring transferal and translation of models from health care0
Loans for welfare benefit recipients: Evidence from the Sample of Integrated Welfare Benefit Biographies (SIG) 2007–20200
The sexual division of labour: A qualitative analysis of social organisations in Peru0
A scoping review of gambling policy research in Europe0
“Walking the talk”: Putting environmental social work theory into practice0
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Careless hospitality: Family reunification in Ireland involving children and young people of international protection background0
Using the Andersen Behavioural Model to explore formal support use among older informal carers in Finland and Sweden0
Beyond the precariat: Trajectories of precarious work and its determinants in South Korea0
Indian older adults and the ‘familialist’ state policies0
Support for an EU‐wide social policy? A country‐comparative analysis of unemployment perceptions0
“They need more programs for the kids:” Low‐income mothers' views of government amidst economic precarity and burdensome programs0
From altruism to sociality: A switch in perception0
Family and work‐related risk factors in children's social–emotional well‐being and parent–educator cooperation in flexibly scheduled early childhood education and care0
Shame and social work: Theory, reflexivity and practice. VeronikaMagyar‐HaasHolgerSchoneville Edited by LizFrost, AlessandroSicora, 2020. Bristol: Policy Press, 200 pp., PB. ISBN 978‐1447344087.0
What if it is not just an additional income? Poverty risks of non‐standard employment histories in Germany0
Digital industrial accidents: A case study of the mental distress of platform workers in South Korea0
Imagining the ecosocial within social work0
The private sector and multidimensional poverty reduction in Vietnam: A cross‐province panel data analysis0
Additional income support buffers the demand for child protection services at the municipality level0
Perceived burdens of interacting with public authorities: How does it influence citizens' state‐encounter behavior?0
WeChat use and social participation among community‐dwelling adults with severe mental disorders: A mixed‐methods study0
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Poverty exposure and poverty persistence for large families in Western Europe. A dynamic perspective0
Does cash transfer program improve recipients' social participation? Evidence from low‐income households data in China0
Administrative burden in older adults: A look at SNAP0
Who's minding the children: Gender equity in the first 2 years of the pandemic0
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Constructing meaningful transitions in a vulnerable situation—The role of lifelong learning policies in European regions0
Social work in space: Expanding policy and practice into the cosmos0
The causal effect of economic sanctions on political stability: A two‐stage difference‐in‐differences analysis0
Complex needs and ethical dilemmas—Care managers processing older clients to gerontological social work0
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Feelings of being socially excluded: A matter of education, labour market situation, income, deprivation, or other things?0
How large families fare in Germany: Examining child poverty risks and policy solutions0
Whose children are we concerned about, and why? A cohort study of sociodemographic referral patterns to the Norwegian child welfare system0
Examining the problem of joint custody in Japan: State familialism and family law reform0
Changing society, changing lives: Three decades of family change in China0
Dialogues or polemics: Social science expertise and welfare reform in Quebec0
Using a hybrid data collection tool: Analysis of youth labour market trajectories integrating quantitative, qualitative and social network data0
Three challenges of social protection in sub‐Saharan Africa: informality, climate change and pandemics0
Social workers' recommendations regarding child custody of parents with intellectual developmental disabilities or mental illness0
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‘It's always a battle against time’. Experiencing and handling temporal conditions in homecare work0
The illusory correlation between parental alienation and other forms of family violence0
“Every day is a disaster”: Climate vulnerabilities and disaster subculture of jjokbang‐chon in Seoul, Korea and its implications for social work0
Unpacking vulnerability among migrant minors in the EU: A case study of vulnerability among migrant minors in Spain0
Hidden behind closed doors: Non‐standard employment, migrant women and gender regimes in Europe0
It's the middle that matters? Income group coalitions in support of redistributive welfare reform0
Buddhism in the service of a capitalist elite: An impediment to social rights?0
Access to social rights under tension: The growing role of third‐party actors in dealing with the administrative burden and its implications0
Escaping the trap of temporary employment: Precariousness among young people before and after Spain's 2021 labour market reform act0
Savings trajectories and cohort differences among older Chinese couples0
Welfare state dissatisfaction and support for major welfare reform: Towards means‐tested welfare or a universal basic income?0
Social assistance assessments of couple households: A vignette study on applicants’ ethnicity and gendered family roles0
“Do the right thing”: Immigrant perspectives of social worker support in the United States0
Examining the potential impact of universal basic income on labor supply: Focusing on the South Korean models0
Validation of the ultra‐short scale for measuring work engagement among social workers in Chinese contexts0
The limits of healthcare reforms in Indonesia: Interrogating the Dutch colonial legacies’ influence within the logic and principles of welfare0
The two‐child limit and child poverty in the United Kingdom0
Social policy expansion and segmentation in the first two decades of the 21st century in Latin America0
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Patterns and determinants of multidimensional poverty and welfare interventions: Towards evidence‐based poverty‐alleviation policies in Hong Kong0
Impact of internal migration on the economic well‐being of local workers and school dropouts among children in Vietnam0
The attitudes of young citizens in higher education towards universal basic income in the context of automation—A qualitative study0
Multidimensional poverty among different age cohorts in South Korea0
“That's where the hunt for the correction begins”: Experiences of administrative errors as sites of administrative burden0
Mobility and life satisfaction among wheelchair users: A study using mobile phone data in Seoul, South Korea0
Job demands‐control, job support, and depressive symptoms: Unraveling job support's moderating mechanism among social workers in China0
Poverty in Europe: How long‐term poverty developed following the financial crisis and what drives it0
The role of volunteer guardians as a key actor in providing social protection for unaccompanied minors in Italy0
Editorial for Special Issue 01/2025 of the International Journal of Social Welfare ‘Characteristics of non‐standard employment and implications for workers and policy‐makers’0
Can increased support to foster care families reduce the number of moves for children in out‐of‐home care? Evidence from Norway0
Mixed payment methods and health cost control in China: A machine learning analysis of policy big data0
Intertwined precariousness and precarity: Disentangling a phenomenon that characterises Spanish youth0
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Dissenting social work: Critical theory, resistance and pandemicPaul MichaelGarrett, 2021. London and New York: Routledge, 288 pp., ISBN 9780367903701 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781003024019 (eBook).0
De‐gendering parents: Gender inclusion and standardised language in screen‐level bureaucracy0
The importance of belonging: Interactions between individual and structural risk factors for youth‐disengagement0
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Integrating familial care and extra‐familial care into a new long‐term care policy for China: Examples from Germany's long‐term care insurance0
Cultural–legal brokering and gender: A study of refugee‐serving institutions upon resettlement0
When means‐testing meets work‐testing: A multi‐level institutional analysis of claiming in‐work benefits in Hong Kong0
Developments in China’s governance of its aging society: Evidence from aging policies between 1982 and 20170
Epistemic justice in international social work research: Postcolonial theory and analytic strategies0
Progress of the social service professions in South Africa's developmental social welfare system: Social work, and child and youth care work0
Exploring the association between educational aspirations and intentions to migrate among youth in Central Mexico by gender0
A systematic integrative review of international policies for women experiencing homelessness0
The puzzles of daily life: The temporal orders of families when parents have non‐standard work schedules0
From national activation legislation to local practices in Norway—Why the same law gives diverse practices0
Risk and protective factors in the training‐employment trajectory of young adult migrants who have left the guardianship system0
The digital displacement on everyday activities and happiness among Chinese older adults0
Care work in different arenas: Working conditions in Swedish eldercare and disability services0
Welfare state contract and family solidarity: Do informal carers prefer more welfare state support?0
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