Abstract Employment rates of people with and without disabilities differ substantially in most countries, and policymakers have tried, with mixed effects, to reduce this gap through different policy measures. However, studies show that governance and managerial reforms also affect implementation of policy. In this study, we examine how the Danish large-scale administrative reform of 2007 has affected the role and structure of the approach of the public employment system (PES) to unemployed people with disabilities. Using Pollitt and Bouckeart’s framework on reform effects, we report on a document analysis of policy papers and a 2019 survey of caseworkers and disability keypersons ( N = 453). The analysis identifies few and vague objectives on a process and systems level, with the overall goal being more coherent service delivery. Specifically, a new division of tasks between the state and municipal level was established, including the creation of a disability keyperson at the municipal level to inform and guide job centre colleagues in assisting unemployed with disabilities. In practice, most of the keypersons were doing administrative casework and placed in sections focussed on unemployed with a reduced work ability. Hence, we identify a mismatch between objectives and implementation, questioning whether service delivery has become more coherent.

Lena Kjeldsen

Finn Amby

Torben Esbo Agergaard

Journal of Social Policy

The Journal of Social Policy carries high quality articles on all aspects of social policy in an international context. It places particular emphasis upon articles which seek to contribute to debates on the future direction of social policy, to present new empirical data, to advance theories, or to analyse issues in the making and implementation of social policies.     The Journal of Social Policy is part of the "Social Policy Package", which also includes Social Policy and Society and the Social Policy Digest. An online resource, the Social Policy Digest, was launched in 2003. The Digest provides a regularly up-dated, fully searchable, summary of policy developments and research findings across the whole range of social policy.

The Journal of Social Policy publishes high-quality articles covering all aspects of social policy in an international context. It particularly emphasizes articles that aim to contribute to debates on the future direction of social policy, present new empirical data, advance theories, or analyze issues related to the formulation and implementation of social policies. The Journal is part of the 'Social Policy Package,' which also includes Social Policy and Society and the Social Policy Digest. An online resource, the Social Policy Digest, was launched in 2003, providing a regularly updated, fully searchable summary of policy developments and research findings across the entire spectrum of social policy.

《Journal of Social Policy》是一本高质量的期刊，涵盖社会政策的各个方面，具有国际视野。期刊特别强调那些旨在推动社会政策未来方向辩论的文章，提供新的实证数据，推进理论发展，或分析社会政策的制定与实施问题。该期刊是“社会政策包”的一部分，后者还包括《Social Policy and Society》和《Social Policy Digest》。在线资源《Social Policy Digest》于2003年推出，提供一个定期更新、可全面检索的社会政策发展和研究成果摘要。

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Organisational outputs of administrative reforms: disability in Danish job centres

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