00886pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002000040245003300060260000900093300001400102362000800116520054200124650002600666700001800692773003000710180718b2008   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBerkel, Rik Van  aThe governance of activation  c2008  ap.331-40.  aJul  aThis article introduces the central topic of the thematic section of this issue: the governance of activation. it applies the concept of governance to new service provision models and considers why this is a relevant issue for social policy scholars. then, it provides a brief discussion of several aspects of the new service provision models that are being introduced all over Europe, where income protection schemes and activation policies are concerned. Finally, it introduces the other articles in the thematic section. - Reproduced.  aPublic administration  aBorghi, Vando  aSocial Policy and Society