caa a22 4500 606152598 CHVBK 20210128100549.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11266-015-9580-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11266-015-9580-4 Welfare Mix as a Contested Terrain: Political Positions on Government-Non-profit Relations at National and Local Levels in a Social Democratic Welfare State [Elektronische Daten] [Håkan Johansson, Malin Arvidson, Staffan Johansson] As welfare states are increasingly challenged and replaced by welfare mix models, new ideas about the functions of non-profit and voluntary organisations (NPVOs) provoke political conflicts that should be reflected in research. This paper explores the significance of political and ideological dimensions to present changes in the Swedish welfare state regarding NPVOs as welfare services providers. Investigating both national and local level, the study addresses political as well as practical implications of the reframing of NPVOs as service providers rather than being associated with a voice function. The article shows extensive differences between national and local levels as contentious ideological cleavages at national level are dormant in local level politics. Variations in the way relations to NPVOs are structured in practice at local level appear related to factors other than political dimensions. The findings support the development of an analytical framework that reflects political dimensions and allow for empirical focus that includes national and local level politics and practices. The Author(s), 2015 Welfare mix nationallicence Ideology nationallicence Non-profit organisations nationallicence Public service provision nationallicence Johansson Håkan School of Social Work, Lund University, Box 23, 221 00, Lund, Sweden aut Arvidson Malin School of Social Work, Lund University, Box 23, 221 00, Lund, Sweden aut Johansson Staffan Department of Social Work, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden aut VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/5(2015-10-01), 1601-1619 0957-8765 26:5<1601 2015 26 11266 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-015-9580-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-015-9580-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Johansson Håkan School of Social Work, Lund University, Box 23, 221 00, Lund, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Arvidson Malin School of Social Work, Lund University, Box 23, 221 00, Lund, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Johansson Staffan Department of Social Work, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/5(2015-10-01), 1601-1619 0957-8765 26:5<1601 2015 26 11266