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 …

Some households are less resilient to financial shocks than others. This may be because
they have low levels of savings, have limited access to affordable credit, already hold high …

This study investigates how policies shape retirement and labour market participation of
older workers and thus help extending working lives. It employs a time‐series–cross‐section …

Welfare provision is often conceived through the lens of decommodification and analysed in
(re) distributive terms. This article argues that a distributive approach does not sufficiently …

Over the past decade, the notion of 'social investment'(SI) has gained considerable traction
in the political debates over welfare state futures. The multifaceted character of SI policy …

To explain an emerging trend towards deteriorating living conditions among low-income
households across several (West-) European countries, it makes sense to investigate …

Welfare reforms in post-communist countries are determined by economic and social
hardship, democratization of the political systems and rapid structural change. This …

This article asks how the most prominent recent changes in European welfare states are
relevant for citizens' political participation and attitudes toward politics, specifically citizens' …

The improvement in life expectancy, economic conditions, and technological and medical
progress have radically changed the demographic structure of many societies. Since many …

The social investment approach has been advocated as a blueprint for recasting European
welfare states since the years of the Lisbon Strategy. After the Euro crisis squeezed the fiscal …