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Social marginalisation due to changing labour markets in a global,
knowledge-intensive economy poses a major challenge to
international welfare states. Addressing the problem from a
citizenship perspective, this book contributes significantly to the
understanding of policy problems and the development of appropriate
strategies "Changing labour markets, welfare policies and
citizenship" readdresses the question of how full citizenship may
be preserved and developed in the face of enduring labour market
pressures. It: clarifies the relationship between changing labour
markets, welfare policies and citizenship; discusses possible ways
in which the spill-over effect from labour market marginality to
loss of citizenship can be prevented; specifies this problem in
relation to the young, older people, men and women and immigrants;
offers theoretical and conceptual definitions of citizenship as a
new, alternative approach to empirical analyses of labour market
marginalisation and its consequences; and highlights the lessons to
be learned from differing approaches in European countries This
book provides important insights for academics and students in
comparative social policy, sociology
This is a systematic presentation of Danish political attitudes and
voting behaviour. Based on a study of the country's 1994 election
and interviews with 2000 voters, the book also draws on the results
of previous elections and surveys of Danish political attitudes and
voting choices during the past ten to 20 years. The book describes
the political development, seen from the perspective of the voter,
of a country that has attracted international attention several
times: in reluctant support of NATO and in the European Community
referendum. The authors describe the origin and history of the
Danish party system, before analysing the issue of declining class
voting and the rise of a new 'middle class', issues of generational
change, and concern about immigration and the environment.
It is often argued that European welfare states, with regulated
labour markets, relatively generous social protection and
relatively high wage equality, have become counter-productive in a
globalised and knowledge-intensive economy. Using in-depth,
comparative and interdisciplinary analysis of employment, welfare
and citizenship in a number of European countries, this book
challenges this view. It provides: an overview of employment and
unemployment in Europe at the beginning of the 21st century; a
comprehensive critique of the idea of globalisation as a challenge
to European welfare states; detailed country chapters with new and
previously inaccessible information about employment and
unemployment policies written by national experts. Europe's new
state of welfare is essential reading for students and teachers of
social policy, welfare studies, politics and economics.
There have been major shifts in the framework of social policy and
welfare across Europe. Adopting a multi-level, comparative and
interdisciplinary approach, this book develops a critical analysis
of policy change and welfare reform in Europe. It specifically
asks: To what extent do welfare states undergo profound change? Is
the welfare state moving in qualitatively different directions?
What generates change? What are the outcomes of change in terms of
social cohesion? policy changes that are often poorly understood in
the welfare literature, and contributes to a further development of
the theoretical and conceptual frameworks for understanding social
change. simultaneously: changes in the discipline of Social Policy
itself; the changing character of social problems; changes in
social policy and citizenship; and the emergence of new forms of
social integration. The book also speculates on how different
dimensions of change are interlinked. postgraduate or level 3
students in social policy, sociology and politics.
At a time when welfare states in Europe are coming under increasing
pressure from both growing demand and, in some countries, severe
financial austerity measures, the attitudes of ordinary people and
European social cohesion are much debated. Using data from the
European Social Survey, these empirical analyses examine welfare
state attitudes and draw conclusions for the future. Theoretically
the book is linked to analyses of altering social risks, policy
challenges, policy changes and policy performance of the European
welfare states. The analyses in the book explore a variety of
individual and macro-level determinants of welfare policy attitudes
ranging from socio-economic factors to religiosity, but a special
emphasis is laid on solidarity, social cohesion and social capital
among European nations. This multi-disciplinary study will appeal
to academics, researchers, graduate and postgraduate students in
sociology, social policy, social administration and European
studies. Contributors: M. Ainsaar, S.N. Andersen, H. Chung, H.
Ervasti, H. Finseraas, T. Fridberg, J. Goul Andersen, M. Hjerm, T.
Kankainen, A. Kouvo, B. Meuleman, M. Niemela, K. Ringdal, A.
Schnabel, W. van Oorschot
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