" This is a superb piece of scholarship. Joppke manages to cover an extraordinary range of
theoretical questions and empirical findings within a very compact and readable book. He …

After Brubaker's (1992) agenda-setting work on nationhood and citizenship, the fast growing
literature on citizenship in sociology and political science became polarized between those …

Many accounts of globalization and social policy accept thestrong'globalization thesis in
emphasizing the naturalistic, inevitable nature of globalization, the external constraints …

Provides an overview of the need for social protection of women workers in the informal
sector. Sketches some innovative approaches to social protection that have been …

Folgt man dem einflussreichsten Beitrag zur vergleichenden Wohlfahrtsstaatsforschung der
letzten Zeit, Esping-Andersens „Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism “, so tritt der entwickelte …

More and more policy issues involve issues that are explicitly values-based, yet public policy
analysis tends to skirt around the question of values. Public Policy Values overcomes this …

Les politiques de soutien qui visent les sans-emploi sont de plus en plus souvent assorties
de conditions que l'on regroupe sous le terme de contrepartie. Ces politiques dites …

" Esping-Andersen's ‚Three World of Welfare Capitalism'has been the most influential
contribution of recent years to the comparative welfare state research literature. According to …

Looking from the outside, comparing world regions, the most significant characteristic of the
European Union (EU) is the high level of welfare and social benefits. Viewed from within, the …

Tief greifende Veränderungen wie der demographische Wandel, zunehmende
Frauenerwerbstätigkeit, wachsende Beschäftigungsprobleme gering Qualifizierter sowie die …