The Process of Institutionalisation of Non-Profit Organisations in the Context of the Reform of Social Services: Service Providers or Rights Advocates? El proceso de institucionalización de las entidades no lucrativas en un contexto de reforma de los servicios sociales. ¿Gestionar servicios o garantizar derechos?

• Published in: Revista española de investigaciones sociológicas Vol. 188; no. 188; pp. 81 - 118
• Main Authors: Jaraíz-Arroyo, Germán, Marbán-Gallego, Vicente, González-Portillo, Auxiliadora
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Civil Society; Europa Del Sur; Non-Profit Sector; Sector No Lucrativo; Servicios Sociales; Sistemas De Bienestar; Social Services; Sociedad Civil; Southern Europe; Welfare Systems
• ISSN: 0210-5233
• DOI: 10.5477/cis/reis.188.81-100

This article analyses the process of institutional structuring of the Spanish non-profit sector in the social services sphere. The study shows how non-profit organisations linked to the Spanish social services system have produced an institutional network of second and third level entities with representative and socio-political advocacy functions. We are interested in the characteristics of this process, the perceptions of those involved and its effects on the formation of the Spanish social welfare model, contextualized in the context of Southern European countries. We conclude that the non-profit sector has not been a subsidiary actor in the formation of the Spanish social services system, instead, it has played an active role in shaping the agenda and structure of public policy in this area. However, this process has also generated an internal tension between collaborative and advocacy positions.