This contribution delineates the sui generis paradigmatic portent of the social investment
perspective. After theoretically defining the notion of a policy paradigm in welfare state …

Social investment has recently received much attention among policy-makers and welfare
state scholars, but the existing literature remains focused on policy-making on the macro …

This article analyses the Juncker Commission's strategy to revitalize the legislative aspects
of social Europe. Given the inherent obstacles to forging agreements in the field the …

The financial and economic crisis has increased attention on EU social policy, yet little policy
change has been realized. Drawing on Easton's political system approach, we differentiate …

COVID-19 regulations introduced in EU member states in 2020 meant serious restrictions for
the free movement of persons, particularly workers. An ensuing gap in the supply of workers …

Policy entrepreneurs are considered key actors in public policy. However, there are so many
definitions of what they can do that it is difficult to use this concept in a systematic, analytical …

Although policy entrepreneurship is essential for fostering policy innovations to achieve
sustainable development, the literature has conflated different types of entrepreneurship and …

This book provides the first-ever in-depth treatment of shared rule, a crucial but so far largely
neglected dimension of federalism and multilevel governance. The book discusses shared …

This article presents an original analysis of the social policy discourse at the European
Union level by focusing on the language used by European Commission Presidents when …

This working paper examines the European Pillar of Social Rights' practical use in the
context of European 'soft'governance. It studies how the EPSR has been deployed in the …