A delphi Study on the cooperativization of the Social Services in the Province of Gipuzkoa

Abstract

This paper shows the main results obtained from the Delphi study, which was conducted with politicians and technicians from the Department of Social Policy in the County Council of Gipuzkoa, concerning the possibility of cooperativizing the provision of social services in this province. With this in mind, the structure of this paper is structured in two different parts. The first part develops the theoretical proposals that have a bearing on the collective dimension of citizen participation in the management of public services. Among the various models, those that prioritize public participation through social and solidarity economy entities stand out. The second part concerns itself with the presentation of the field research results. To this end, the methodological notes concerning the preparation process for the Delphi analysis are presented first and are immediately followed by a synthesis of the main results obtained in this study. The paper ends with a section of conclusions and future lines of action.