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Abstract:
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Over the last decade, neoliberal welfare policies expanded
nonprofit organizations’ role in the welfare state. This change resulted
in the organizational emergence of numerous “welfare internships” (i.e.,
situations where welfare recipients engage in work experiences to fulfill work
requirements for little or no pay), whose existence and impacts have been
understudied. Using qualitative interviews with nonprofit directors, this
article explores the bureaucratic face of neoliberal welfare policies through
detailing how two types of welfare internships (“intermediary internships”
and “client internships”) develop, the motivations behind them, and the
problems they present. This article examines the relevance of these impacts
for the welfare-to-work and nonstandard employment literatures and
describes potential implications for policymakers.
Keywords: welfare reform, nonprofit organizations, internships,
work experiences, welfare-to-work, neoliberalism |