Title: Dr. Simon Guentner
1 The role of cities in promoting Active
Inclusion
Dr. Simon Guentner Senior Policy Officer Social
Affairs EUROCITIES
2EUROCITIES
- 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
3EUROCITIES NLAO
- decentralised comparative research on local
active inclusion policies - Financial support through PROGRESS
- Duration March 2009 August 2010
4Active 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
5EUROCITIES NLAO the approach
NRS 1 Empl/Training NRS 2 Social Housing
6Distribution of responsibilities in social
service provision1Funding, commissioning/allocati
on and actors
The role of cities in providing social services
work in progress!
7Current 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
8Next 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
9further information...
10- Thank you for your attention!
- simon.guentner_at_eurocities.eu