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Author: Robert R. Geyer Publisher: Polity ISBN: 9780745619316 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 272
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With the growing challenges of economic globalization and nationalwelfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU socialpolicy has become increasingly important. This exciting newtextbook provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date overviewof this contested area and examines whether EU social policy isstrengthening or weakening European social policy regimes. The book begins with a general outline of the postwar developmentof EU social policy and its evolving relationship to the theory andpractice of European integration. Then it provides a detailed andtheoretically engaged description of the main areas of EU socialpolicy including: labour, gender, anti-poverty,anti-discrimination, elderly, disability, youth, and public healthpolicy. There is also a chapter exploring the social policy role ofthe structural funds, particularly the European Social Fund. Thebook concludes by arguing against both sides of thestrengthening/weakening debate, calling for a more subtle analysisof the effects of EU social policy on national social policyregimes. This book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive available andoffers the reader a detailed and accessible exploration of thearea. It will be essential reading for anyone studying the EU ornational social policy, as well as for practitioners in the field.
Author: Robert R. Geyer Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0745666396 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 428
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With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. This exciting new textbook provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date overview of this contested area and examines whether EU social policy is strengthening or weakening European social policy regimes. The book begins with a general outline of the postwar development of EU social policy and its evolving relationship to the theory and practice of European integration. Then it provides a detailed and theoretically engaged description of the main areas of EU social policy including: labour, gender, anti-poverty, anti-discrimination, elderly, disability, youth, and public health policy. There is also a chapter exploring the social policy role of the structural funds, particularly the European Social Fund. The book concludes by arguing against both sides of the strengthening/weakening debate, calling for a more subtle analysis of the effects of EU social policy on national social policy regimes. This book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive available and offers the reader a detailed and accessible exploration of the area. It will be essential reading for anyone studying the EU or national social policy, as well as for practitioners in the field.
Author: Hill, Michael Publisher: Policy Press ISBN: 144733499X Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 252
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This bold new textbook represents a significant step forward in social policy teaching by combining comparative and global perspectives. Introducing readers to a wide spread of international challenges and issues, the book shows how insights into policy can be generated using a comparative and multidisciplinary approach. Global in its canvas and analytical in its method, the book: • explores the economic, social and political contexts of social policy; • examines in detail its institutions and fields of practice; • illustrates the field’s main ideas, themes and practices, drawing on a rich international literature and using pertinent and thought-provoking examples. Authored by two highly respected and experienced academics, this book demonstrates the rewards of studying social policy from an international perspective by avoiding the constraints of a single-nation focus. Clear, authoritative and wide-ranging, it will be essential reading for students of social sciences taking courses covering social policy, social welfare and comparative policy analysis.
Author: Robert R. Geyer Publisher: Polity ISBN: 9780745619316 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
With the growing challenges of economic globalization and nationalwelfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU socialpolicy has become increasingly important. This exciting newtextbook provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date overviewof this contested area and examines whether EU social policy isstrengthening or weakening European social policy regimes. The book begins with a general outline of the postwar developmentof EU social policy and its evolving relationship to the theory andpractice of European integration. Then it provides a detailed andtheoretically engaged description of the main areas of EU socialpolicy including: labour, gender, anti-poverty,anti-discrimination, elderly, disability, youth, and public healthpolicy. There is also a chapter exploring the social policy role ofthe structural funds, particularly the European Social Fund. Thebook concludes by arguing against both sides of thestrengthening/weakening debate, calling for a more subtle analysisof the effects of EU social policy on national social policyregimes. This book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive available andoffers the reader a detailed and accessible exploration of thearea. It will be essential reading for anyone studying the EU ornational social policy, as well as for practitioners in the field.
Author: Serena Romano Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317033221 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 266
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This volume presents a new perspective for discussing the European social contract and its main challenges, bringing together single-nation and comparative studies from across Europe. Presenting both theoretical discussions and empirical case studies, it explores various aspects of social cohesion, including social protection, the labour market, social movements, healthcare, social inequalities and poverty. With particular attention to the effects of the international economic and financial crisis on social cohesion, particularly in the light of the implementation of so-called ’austerity measures’, authors engage with questions surrounding the possible fragmentation of the European model of social cohesion and the transformation of forms of social protection, asking whether social cohesion continues to represent - if it ever did - a common feature of European countries. Breaking new ground in understanding the future of Social Europe and its main dynamics of change, The European Social Model Adrift will appeal to scholars of sociology, social policy and politics, with interests in social cohesion, the effects of financial crisis and the European social model.
Author: Susan Hunter Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 9781853023125 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 210
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As a focus for academic and professional study, dementia has moved rapidly from the margin to the mainstream during the last decade. Understanding of this distressing condition, its aetiology and recognition, has become much more widespread and sophisticated. Building on such clinical knowledge, this book challenges the reader - to think ethically and in a person-centred way about the implications of dementia at a personal, planning and service provision level - to consider consumer perspectives, not only those of carers but also the much neglected views of individuals with dementia - to explore less well documented areas such as dementia and Down's Syndrome, depression and early onset dementia. In conclusion, the book illuminates selected topical developments in service provision such as community care, advocacy and aspects of the built and social care environment.
Author: Stefanie Börner Publisher: ISBN: 9780197676196 Category : COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Much has been written since the publication in 1990 of Esping-Andersen's The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism on the concept of welfare regime as an analytical tool to study social policy stability and change in Europe and beyond. As a concept, welfare regime emphasizes both stability over change and divergence between country clusters over convergence. Studying on concrete policy instruments rather than spending patterns and focusing on policies introduced to protect workers against the risk of unemployment and the loss of income, this chapter explores potential patterns of commonality and difference in the social policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in four distinct welfare regimes: the Bismarckian, the Nordic, the liberal, and the Southern European regimes. To add focus to our comparison, we focus on policies introduced to protect workers against the risk of unemployment or the loss of income as result of non-pharmaceutical interventions (lockdowns, school closures, etc.) to contain the spread of the virus. The emphasis of the analysis is on concrete policy instruments that have been expanded or even created to address the COVID-19 crisis with regard to employment and unemployment. Simultaneously, the analysis concentrates on national rather than subnational or supranational policies"--
Author: Martin Heidenreich Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1783476664 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 257
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Europe has become a dominant frame for the generation, regulation and perception of social inequalities. This trend was solidified by the current economic crisis, which is characterized by increasing inequalities between central and peripheral countries and groups. By analysing the double polarization between winners and losers of the crisis, the segmentation of labour markets and the perceived quality of life in Europe, this book contributes to a better understanding of patterns and dynamics of inequality in an integrated Europe.
Author: Hans van Ewijk Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135198462 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 227
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European Social Policy and Social Work explores shifts in international social policies and how they affect national trends and thus the context for social work practice. The book discusses international and national social work strategies and practice and investigates the responsibilities for social welfare held by the state, the market and civil society. Hans van Ewijk then elaborates a new concept of citizenship-based social work which supports and encourages self-responsibility, social responsibility and the implementation of social rights. The main themes covered are: international social policy and social work from welfare to workfare citizenship essentials of citizenship based social work community policy and community work social work and alternative areas of activity such as youth care and social care. Integrating different roots and social professions in an overarching new concept, this book particularly looks at European Union countries. Hans van Ewijk examines debates regarding social work as an internationally recognised profession and science. This book is suitable for social work students, academics and professionals with an interest in social policy and international social work.
Author: Ana Marta Guillén Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317014979 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 351
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Following the death of Franco, Spain underwent a transition to democracy in the mid-1970s. Although a rapid process of modernization occurred, the Spanish welfare state was seen, until fairly recently, as relatively underdeveloped. However, given the progressive Europeanization and expansion of Spanish social policy, questions arise as to whether the Spanish welfare system should still be considered as peripheral to West European welfare states. This volume is divided into three sections. The first section deals with broad trends in the evolution of the Spanish welfare state. To begin with, the consolidation path of social protection policies is explored. Attention is also paid to the process of Europeanization. Furthermore, the analysis explores advances in gender equality policies. In the second section, attention is turned to governance issues, such as collective bargaining, the interplay among levels of government, the welfare mix and public support for social policies. The third and final part of the book addresses five main challenges facing the Spanish welfare state in the 21st century, namely, the need to enhance flexicurity; to achieve a better work-family balance; to coordinate immigration policies with existing social protection; to tackle the persistence of high rates of relative poverty; and to face intense population ageing, both in terms of increasing needs for care and the reform of the pension system.
Author: Kenneth Nelson Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 9781802201703 Category : Languages : en Pages : 336
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Adopting an interdisciplinary approach this book provides a cutting-edge, in-depth account of social policy research today, how we got here, and where future research should be headed. It defines the core research agenda for the future covering multiple social policy fields, including care, family, health, and housing policy as well as gender equality, labour market policy, and welfare attitudes. The book brings together a unique combination of scholars from social policy, sociology, political science, international relations, and law, who explore how European societies have changed over the last 20 years, the future challenges which need to be addressed and the role for social policy research. The editors argue that to advance research on European social policy, we need to develop a better understanding of the interplay between multiple policies, invest more resources in theoretical development, and effectively utilize perhaps the greatest asset of European social policy research - its multidisciplinarity. Offering crucial insights into the dynamic nature of social policy research, this book will be a valuable guide for social policy scholars and students. Its discussion of a broad range of social policy areas will also be useful for practitioners and policymakers across a wide range of social policy fields.
Author: Robert R. Geyer
Author: Robert R. Geyer
Author: Hill, Michael
Author: Robert R. Geyer
Author: Serena Romano
Author: Susan Hunter
Author: Stefanie Börner
Author: Martin Heidenreich
Author: Hans van Ewijk
Author: Ana Marta Guillén
Author: Kenneth Nelson