It has become widely assumed that the standard employment relationship (SER) is in
irreversible decline in industrialized societies. However, non‐standard and precarious work …

Changing Welfare States is is a major new examination of the wave of social reform that has
swept across Europe over the past two decades. In a comparative fashion, it analyses reform …

This article deals with the new policy concept of 'flexicurity'in view of the emerging flexibility-
security nexus currently faced by the European Union, national governments, sectors of …

In response to the anticipated pressures of population aging, national governments and
supranational bodies such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and …

European cities are back on the agenda of researchers in social sciences as a distinct topic.
In the last few years scientific production has markedly increased, highlighting their …

If we regard vocational education broadly as concerned with the social development of
labour, we can begin to see what a critical role it plays. As a guardian of entry into the labour …

The concepts that address different paths to transformation of the welfare state as a
'workfare', an 'enabling'or an 'activating'state share the idea that traditional welfare policies …

The article asks and answers four main questions: What caused the rapid diffusion of part-
time work in the Netherlands? How was marginalization of part-time work avoided? Is the …

This article analyses the transitions of temporary workers to the standard employment
contract and to unemployment. Adopting a comparative framework in an attempt to identify …

'Flexicurity'has become an influential concept in academic and political discourse, in
particular since the European Commission placed it at the core of the European …