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May 6, 2026Governance

The Financialization of European Social Care: A Descriptive Network Analysis

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SDSimon DemuynckWDWouter Van Dooren

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Overview

Network analysis reveals financialization impacts welfare states and systemic risks in social care, including child care.

Key Points

  • The research aims to understand the role of financial corporations in European social care markets and the effects of financialization.
  • Analyzed ownership networks of over 100,000 social care facilities across 27 EU countries and the UK.
  • Performed a macro-level network analysis to identify key financial industry actors.
  • Investigated the indirect ownership links between financial corporations and social service providers.
  • Found significant indirect ownership of social service facilities by financial corporations.
  • Demonstrated that financialization may threaten public goals in social care.
  • Identified increased systemic risks within social care sectors due to financialization.

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Demuynck et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fa979b04f884e66b531845https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.70134
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