Cash Transfers and Basic Social Protection

Moritz von Gliszczynski is a leading researcher at LAG Soziale Brennpunkte Niedersachsen, Germany. He holds a PhD in sociology from Bielefeld University and from 2010 to 2013 worked as a researcher for the Financial Assistance, Land Policy, and Global Social Rights research group (FLOOR).

• Introduction 1. Theory: A Multi-Level Analysis Of Global Policy Ideas 2. Constructing Global Models Of Cash Transfers (2000-2012) 2.1 The Idea Of Social Cash Transfers 2.2 How To Make A Global Model – Four Variants Of Cash Transfers 2.2.1 Family Allowances: The Globalisation Of A Northern Model 2.2.2 Conditional Cash Transfers: Strategic Uptake Of Innovative National Models In The Global South 2.2.3 Social Pensions: Creating A Global Model Through Focused Advocacy 2.2.4 General Household Assistance: From Archetype Of SCT To Weak Policy Model 2.3 Alternative Models Of Basic Social Protection 3. Social Protection As A Paradigm Of Development Policy (1990-2000) 3.1 Conceptual Prelude: Paradigms On The Global Level 3.2 The Web Of Ideas In Its Current State – Problem Definitions, Frames And Policy Community 3.3 The Historical Emergence Of The Web Of Ideas 4. Global Discourses – The Ideas Behind Cash Transfers 4.1 Poverty – The Construction Of Agency 4.2 Development – The Individualisation Of Progress 4.3 Risk – The Discovery Of Uncertainty 4.4 Human Rights – The Rise Of Social Rights 4.5 Discourse Coalitions And Discursive Practices Conclusion