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Project

The realisation of the right to care of senior citizens in situations of welfare dependency: a qualitative study

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01N03216

Duration

01 February 2016 → 30 November 2020

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Griet Roets

Research disciplines

Social sciences
- Education, culture and society

Keywords

right to care welfare dependency welfare rights senior citizens formal and informal care

Project description

In this project, qualitative research is used to examine how the right to care of senior citizens in situations of welfare dependency is realised. The theoretical contribution is situated in relation to contractarian and solidaristic approaches to welfare rights and serves to explore the complex interrelations between senior citizens as the recipients of care, and formal and informal caregivers.

English

Dutch

English

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