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<p>The article uses the example of homeless assistance in Germany to illustrate that developments at the intersection of care and housing reflect wider trends in the assemblage of what can be referred to as social modernity. Based on commitments to human rights and personal self-determination, it is argued, this assemblage provides scope for public and civic action in favour of socially marginalised people, as confirmed by recent efforts to improve the situation of these groups. At the same time, however, such action is affected by a&#xa0;bifurcated transformation of contemporary welfare states which places limits on the above commitments. Drawing on case studies on homeless assistance in two local settings, the article presents a&#xa0;theoretical argument and elucidates current inconsistencies in the treatment of vulnerable groups, also taking into account the dynamics of institutional and social change which impact the structure of these settings and democratic capitalism more generally. In view of developments within the welfare mix under study, it is concluded that this treatment is becoming ever more hybrid and thus perpetuates the social marginalisation of major target groups.</p>

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Hybrid care and bifurcated welfare state development: The case of homeless assistance in Germany

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    2025年9月11日

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  • Ingo Bode

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The article uses the example of homeless assistance in Germany to illustrate that developments at the intersection of care and housing reflect wider trends in the assemblage of what can be referred to as social modernity. Based on commitments to human rights and personal self-determination, it is argued, this assemblage provides scope for public and civic action in favour of socially marginalised people, as confirmed by recent efforts to improve the situation of these groups. At the same time, however, such action is affected by a bifurcated transformation of contemporary welfare states which places limits on the above commitments. Drawing on case studies on homeless assistance in two local settings, the article presents a theoretical argument and elucidates current inconsistencies in the treatment of vulnerable groups, also taking into account the dynamics of institutional and social change which impact the structure of these settings and democratic capitalism more generally. In view of developments within the welfare mix under study, it is concluded that this treatment is becoming ever more hybrid and thus perpetuates the social marginalisation of major target groups.