Publication:

Re-mixing the digital economies of care in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS): Governing identity and information sharing in the mixed economy of care for children and young people (2011)

Author(s): Wilson R, Martin M, Walsh S, Richter P

    Abstract: This article critically examines the governance of identity in the context of children's social care. There is widespread confidence in government policy and technical practice that information can be integrated across organisations and sectors. This paper questions these assumptions using a case study (‘Mary’s Story”). It draws on a range of insights from the philosophy of Charles Pierce, information systems practice and social theory. This provides a platform to explore the governance of identity information for VCS organisations, service providers, and user(s). The logics of the governance of identity information in current and future service co-ordination and delivery are examined.

      • Date: 01-06-2011
      • Journal: Social Policy and Society
      • Volume: 10
      • Issue: 3
      • Pages: 379-391
      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      • Publication type: Article
      • Bibliographic status: Published

      Keywords: Identity Management; Information Sharing; Childrens Services; Voluntary Community Sector (VCS); Third Sector

      Staff

      Paul Richter
      Research Associate

      Robert Wilson
      Senior Lecturer in Information Systems