EU Social Inclusion Policies in Post-Socialist Countries - Top-Down and Bottom-Up Perspectives on Implementation (Hardcover)

The fact that post-socialist European Union (EU) countries are struggling with implementation of the EU's social inclusion policy is well known. But why is that so? Are the problems solely connected with how inclusion policies are enforced, or could it just as likely be the way policies are designed that creates challenges? This book explores experiences with inclusion policy implementation in seven different post-socialist EU countries. It focuses particularly on two groups of people in constant danger of social exclusion: people with Roma background and people with disabilities. So far, researchers have studied these issues primarily through policy analysis, and thus not provided knowledge on what actually happens in local contexts where welfare services are produced. This book sheds light on implementation processes at different levels, both at the policy level and in local welfare production. The picture painted here is one of complex and conflicting considerations in inclusion policy implementation, between historical and cultural heritage from the communist period, and EU inclusion policy based on Western European political principles. This book will appeal to undergraduate and post-graduate students, as well as postdoctoral students in social science, disability studies, educational science, and others. The book will also be useful for researchers and others interested in the development of inclusion policies and EU integration issues. Open Access Chapter 2 available at: https://www.routledge.com/EU-Social-Inclusion-Policies-in-Post-Socialist-Countries-Top-Down-and/Fylling-Baciu-Breimo/p/book/9781138352803

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in European Sociology
Release date:	July 2019
First published:	2020
Editors:	Ingrid Fylling • Elena Baciu • Janne Breimo
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-35280-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities
LSN:	1-138-35280-2
Barcode:	9781138352803

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