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Title: Dr. Simon Guentner


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The role of cities in promoting Active
Inclusion
Dr. Simon Guentner Senior Policy Officer Social
Affairs EUROCITIES
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EUROCITIES
  • the network of major European cities
  • founded in 1986
  • 134 large cities in over 30 European countries
  • Platform to share knowledge and ideas and develop
    innovative solutions
  • Dialogue with the European Institutions
  • 6 thematic Forums, 37 Working Groups, projects,
    activities and events
  • Inclusive Cities for Europe programme to
    improve the involvement of cities in the EU
    Social Inclusion process

3
EUROCITIES NLAO
  • decentralised comparative research on local
    active inclusion policies
  • Financial support through PROGRESS
  • Duration March 2009 August 2010

4
Active Inclusion and Social Services the policy
context
European Social Agenda/ Active Inclusion
Rescaling of resources and authority Welfare
Mix Organisational change
Normative frames Regulative frames
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Governance Quality
European Internal Market/ Competition
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EUROCITIES NLAO the approach
NRS 1 Empl/Training NRS 2 Social Housing
6
Distribution of responsibilities in social
service provision1Funding, commissioning/allocati
on and actors
The role of cities in providing social services
work in progress!
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Current challenges (selection)
  • Socio-demographic trends ageing, diversity
  • Local consequences of national welfare reforms
  • Local implementation and impact of EU competition
    law
  • Coordination across sectors (education,
    employment, health and social care)
  • people-based and place-based logics of provision

8
Next steps
May-June 2009 National Kick-off April-Oct
2009 National Research Housing Oct 2009
EU Review Workshop SeptMarch National
Research Employment July 2010
Final EU Workshop
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further information...
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  • Thank you for your attention!
  • simon.guentner_at_eurocities.eu
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