This 'state-of-the art'article on the role of deservingness in governing migrants' access to
social services situates our themed section's contribution to the literature at the intersection …

Using data from the European Social Survey, we analyse the link between basic human
values and attitudes towards redistribution, and how that link differs among classes and …

This article explores potential cleavages and conflicts between political support coalitions of
social investment versus classical social transfer policies. To that extent, we analyse …

This important book builds a bridge between the literature on popular welfare deservingness
and social welfare policies. It examines the relationship between the two, exploring the close …

Despite the large volume of literature on childcare provision across countries, individuals'
attitudes and preferences concerning the role of government in the provision of childcare …

This paper provides an empirical study of the between-individual and between-country
differences in the popular legitimacy of European healthcare systems. In order to explain two …

Using data from the World Values Survey and national-level indicators for 24 modern
democracies, we assess the influence of social class and economic inequality on …

In times of emergent emphases on how climate change will affect welfare societies, welfare
policies and individuals' welfare and vice versa, this study investigates public support for …

Some scholars have argued that the only way to resolve the Euro crisis would be to further
deepen the integration process by institutionalising a European welfare state. This article …

The literature on preferences for redistribution has paid little attention to the effect of social
mobility on the demand for redistribution and no systematic test of the hypotheses …