Exploring European Social Policy

Author : Robert R. Geyer
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 9780745619316
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring European Social Policy written by Robert R. Geyer and published by Polity. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 13 : 0745666396
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring European Social Policy written by Robert R. Geyer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 13 : 1447335015
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring the World of Social Policy written by Hill, Michael and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Hans van Ewijk
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135198470
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Social Policy and Social Work written by Hans van Ewijk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores shifts in international social policies, looking at how they affect national trends and the context for social work practice. It investigates the responsibilities for social welfare held by the state, the market and civil society, elaborating a concept of citizenship-based social work.

Author : Patricia Kennett
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178347646X
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of European Social Policy written by Patricia Kennett and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook will comprise of 29 original pieces from key contributors to the field of European social policy. It is intended to capture the ‘state of the art’ in European social policy and to generate and contribute to debates on the the future of European social policy in the 21st Century. It will be a comprehensive and authoritative resource for research and teaching covering themes and policy areas including social exclusion, pensions, education, children and family, as well as mobility and migration, multiculturalism, and climate change.

Author : L. Antonucci
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137370521
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Young People and Social Policy in Europe written by L. Antonucci and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies.

Author : Bremberg, Niklas
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789907551
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everyday Making of EU Foreign and Security Policy written by Bremberg, Niklas and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This cutting-edge book explores the practices and socialization of the everyday foreign policy making in the European Union (EU), focusing on the individuals who shape and implement the Common Foreign and Security Policy despite a growing dissension among member states.

Author : Stefanie Börner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780197676196
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Social Policy and the COVID-19 Pandemic written by Stefanie Börner and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 : Giovanni Bertin
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800378076
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Social Model and an Economy of Well-being written by Giovanni Bertin and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book critically examines the European Social Model as a contested concept and concrete set of European welfare and governance arrangements. It offers a theoretical and empirical analysis of new economic models and existing European investment strategies to address key issues within post-Covid-19 Europe.

Author : Nicola R. Porro
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351118048
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport, Welfare and Social Policy in the European Union written by Nicola R. Porro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport is often seen as an indicator of the civic maturity of a community, an aspect of the rights of citizens to health, education and social integration. This book examines the relationships between participation in sport and physical activity, and welfare policies across Europe. It argues that the success of campaigns for the promotion of sport depend on the existence of dedicated welfare policies promoted by the European states and explores variations in cultural models and structures of governance across Europe. Addressing the function of supranational institutions such as the EU as well as voluntary networks, the book illuminates key issues in European societies such as migration, financial austerity and Brexit as they relate to sport policy. This is important reading for scholars and students in the fields of European sport and physical activity, sociology, political science and organisational analysis, as well as operators and managers of the sport systems involved in advanced training programmes.