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Johanna Kuhlmann
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Challenges to European Welfare Systems
Klaus Schubert, Paloma De Villota, Johanna Kuhlmann
- Springer
- 8 Février 2016
- 9783319076805
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book provides the first comprehensive analyses of the challenges all European
welfare systems have been facing since 2007, combining in-depth country-based
studies and comparative chapters. It focuses on: 1) the economic and financial
crisis, 2) demographic change, and 3) the balance between avoiding risks and
opening up opportunities in social policy. The results show that European
welfare systems tend to face the same challenges in different ways and that
also their responses to those challenges differ considerably. Although the EU
also plays a part in shaping national welfare systems, it becomes evident that
European welfare systems are by no means converging: in terms of social policy,
national diversity within Europe is still a major factor that will shape future
developments in European welfare systems. -
Causal Mechanisms in the Global Development of Social Policies
Frank Nullmeier, Johanna Kuhlmann
- Palgrave Macmillan
- 28 Mai 2022
- 9783030910884
This open access edited volume introduces the concept of causal mechanisms to explore new ways of explaining the global dynamics of social policy, and shows that a mechanism-based approach provides several advantages over established approaches for studying social policy.
The introductory chapter outlines the mechanism-based approach, which stands out by modularisation and a clear focus on actors. The mechanism-based approach then guides the twelve chapters on social policy developments in different Asian, African, European and Latin American countries. Based on these findings, the concluding chapter provides a structured compilation of causal mechanisms and outlines how a mechanism-based approach can further strengthen research on the global development of social policies, especially in a comparative perspective.
The edited volume is highly relevant for social policy scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as for scholars interested in strengthening explanation in the social sciences.