| ID | 190462 |
| Title Proper | Welfare Reforms in Post-Soviet States |
| Other Title Information | Current Issues and Research Highlights |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cook, Linda J ; Iarskaia-Smirnova, Elena |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In recent years, the Russian government has adopted major social policy reforms that incorporate contemporary state-of-the-art international principles and practices. New legislation has mandated deinstitutionalisation, that is, closing Russia’s large network of residential facilities for children ‘without parental supervision’ (‘deti bez popecheniya roditelei’)Footnote1 and people with disabilities. Programmes of foster care and adoption are emptying orphanages, while efforts have been made to reorient efforts of social workers and family courts towards preserving families. Children with disabilities are being moved out of institutions and integrated into public schools, while adults now have possibilities to live and work in communities that have been made more accessible. ‘Active Ageing’ policies are designed to enhance the agency and self-determination of older people. Schools have begun to integrate the children of migrant workers. Some social service provision has been outsourced to socially-oriented non-governmental organisations (SONPOs; see Cook et al. Citation2021) in order to allow a choice of providers and services. While the progress of these reforms has been uneven, collectively they reflect the Russian government’s efforts towards integrating into mainstream society groups that have for decades been marginalised or institutionalised. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 75, No.2; Mar 2023: p.173-185 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 75 No 2 |
| Key Words | Post-Soviet States ; Russian Government ; Welfare Reforms |