Abstract: Public sectors struggle with professionalism. Classic professions are weakened, welfare state occupations professionalize, and public managers try to become professionals. This raises questions. What is professionalism? What is professional control in ambiguous occupational domains? What happens when different types of occupational control get mixed up? The first question is answered by portraying classic professionalism as “controlled content.” The second question is answered by tracing a transition from “pure” to “hybrid” professionalism in domains such as health care and social work. The third question is answered by portraying present-day professionalism as “content of control” instead of controlled content.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-09-13
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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