[en] In this research, we zoom in on twenty local networks that are installed in the fight against child poverty of which nine are located in Flanders, eight in Wallonia and three in Brussels. We look into the network governance, the network structures and the organization of these networks. We also gain insight into the experiences and perspectives of families in poverty, policy makers and social workers when collaborating in these networks. We conduct in-depth interviews with social workers, families in poverty, policy makers, network coordinators and network partners. Our results indicate that there is a large amount of vertical complexity within these networks and that the role that the network coordinator adopts should be adapted to the different characteristics of the network. On the other hand, we also find that networks can include or exclude families in poverty even more and that networks too often develop child-oriented services while they should focus more on family-oriented strategies. Our study provides recommendations on macro, meso and micro-level.
Research Center/Unit :
Panel Démographie Familiale
Disciplines :
Social work & social policy
Author, co-author :
Jacquet, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences sociales > Sociologie de l'organisation et de l'intervention
Language :
English
Title :
Final Report INCh BRAIN
Publication date :
2018
Name of the research project :
Integrated Networks to combat Child poverty (INCh)
Funders :
BELSPO - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique [BE]