Welfare conditionality has become an idea of global significance in recent years. A 'hot
topic'in North America, Australia, and across Europe, it has been linked to austerity politics …

In the wake of the 'Great Recession', welfare states have entered a new phase of austerity.
Simultaneously, new social risks and the rise of the knowledge economy fuel new demands …

What explains variation in individual attitudes toward government deficits? Although
macroeconomic stance is of paramount importance for contemporary governments, our …

Financialisation has become a key feature of post-industrial economies. This special issue
sheds light on pre-funded private pensions as one key component of financialisation, as …

Most scholars have highlighted the commonalities of labour market reforms under austerity
in Europe, mostly in terms of liberalization. We argue that a more differentiated analysis is in …

SoPhi on julkaissut akateemisesti korkeatasoista filosofista ja yhteiskuntatieteellistä
kirjallisuutta vuodesta 1995. Kirjoittajamme ovat kansainvälisesti ansioituneita tutkijoita …

In many European countries and in the US, populist right-wing parties are gaining ground.
The political agenda of these parties is dominated by their reluctant or even out-right hostile …

Much of the critical discussion of the European political economy and the Eurozone crisis
has focused upon a sense that solidaristic achievements built up during the post-war period …

This report presents the results of an exploratory research jointly conducted by the European
Commission's Joint Research Centre-Directorate for Growth and Innovation, Human Capital …

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