Activation and labour market reforms in Europe: challenges to social citizenship

This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that theliberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European states challenges the specific patterns of social citizenshipin each country. SIGRID BETZELT is Professor for International Economic and Social Policy and Labour Relations, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany. SILKE BOTHFELD is Professor of Political Science at the University for Applied Sciences inBremen, Germany. INDICE: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK - Introduction: Challenges to Social Citizenship: Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe; 'S.Bothfeld' & 'S.Betzelt - '(How) Do Activation Policies Impact on the Individual Autonomy of Citizens? Conceptual Framework; 'S.Bothfeld '&' S.Betzelt - 'PART II: EROSION OF SOCIAL STATUS? - TENSIONS BETWEEN CORE AND PERIPHERY - Chances and Pitfalls of Flexible Labour Markets: the Case of the Spanish Strategyof Labour Market Flexibility; 'B.Perez - 'Activation and the Limited Social Citizenship Status of Young and Female Workers: Italy in Comparative Perspective; 'P.R.Graziano 'The Erosion of the Social Citizenship Status and its Paradoxical Implications: the Case of Germany; 'S.Betzelt' & 'S.Bothfeld - 'New Statuses for the Unemployed and Non-employed? The Impact of Activation on Social Citizenship in France; 'M.Béraud' & 'A.Eydoux - 'PART III: THE ADULT WORKER NORMOF ACTIVATION - TENSIONS BETWEEN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY - Social Security Provision Targeted at Immigrants - a Forerunner for the General Change of Scandinavian Equal Citizenship? A Danish Case Study; 'K.N.Breidahl - 'Relinquishing the Right to Parent? The Impact of Activation on Citizenship for Lone Parents in the UK; 'S.Wright - 'Gendering Social Citizenship: the Impact of Activation from a Comparative Perspective; 'S.Betzelt,' 'A.Eydoux' & 'M.Letablier - '

• ISBN: 978-0-230-28954-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 312
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés