The emergence of citizen collectives for care: the role of social cohesion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ageing populations and the ability to cure an increasing number of ailments put pressure on the health care sector. Meanwhile, care institutions retreat from rural areas and some governments emphasizes the need for citizens to find informal care primarily in their own social network. In The Netherlands, citizens increasingly respond by coming together to organize (in)formal care among themselves in 'care collectives'. However, little is known about the conditions that need to be met for such collective action to develop, and explanations that go beyond an individualist perspective are particularly lacking. In this study, we aim to fill this gap, and specifically argue for the potential role of social cohesion to facilitate collective action among citizens through fosteri

SUBMITTER: Wittenberg K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature