Inclusion and Exclusion: Unemployment and Non-standard Employment in Europe

Inclusion and Exclusion: Unemployment and Non-standard Employment in Europe
Author: Jens Lind
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2018-12-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429842058

Published in 1999, this text is influenced by two sets of theories, namely regulation theories and theories on social citizenship. Regulation theories are mainly used as an overall guideline - a frame of reference - in the analysis of changed, unchanged and new types of integration and differentiation in working life and its social modes of regulations. The perspective on social citizenship is concentrated on participation in working life - what are the changes in working life (unemployment and non-standard employment) and what are the conditions and the outcome of social regulation? These questions are thematized in two articles and analyzed in chapter 7 which focuses on four welfare state models represented by Portugal, England, the Netherlands and Denmark. The book aims to contribute material on labour market segmentation and social policies to combat labour market marginalization in four countries studies representing typical European welfare state models.

Unemployment Insurance and Non-Standard Employment

Unemployment Insurance and Non-Standard Employment
Author: Janine Leschke
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009-02-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 353191197X

The importance of non-standard employment forms has increased over the last decades. Janine Leschke addresses two important questions in this regard. First, do workers with part-time and temporary contracts face greater risks of becoming unemployed than those with regular contracts? Secondly, how far are they disadvantaged in terms of access to and level of unemployment benefits? The author compares the design of unemployment benefit systems in Denmark, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. After discussing the development and role of non-standard employment in these countries, she examines the relevant features of unemployment insurance systems such as hours and earning thresholds and minimum contribution requirements. Her empirical analysis shows that non-standard workers are more likely to become unemployed or inactive and are disadvantaged in their entitlements to unemployment benefits.

Active social policies in the EU

Active social policies in the EU
Author: van Berkel, Rik
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2002-09-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1847425577

This book challenges the underlying presupposition that regular employment is the royal road to inclusion. Drawing on original empirical research, it investigates the inclusionary and exclusionary potentials of different types of work, including activation programmes. Active social policies in the EU makes an important contribution to the debates in this area by: reporting on original international comparative research; reflecting on and critically assessing current activating policies; evaluating the consequences of these policies, as well as challenging the premises they are based on; including the perspectives of service users in its analyses; offering recommendations for the future design of activating policies. The book will be invaluable for students, lecturers and researchers of social and labour market policies and policy makers. It is essential reading for those interested in issues of inclusion, activation and the role of types of work in promoting inclusion.

Inclusion and Exclusion

Inclusion and Exclusion
Author: Jens Lind
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781138320550

Published in 1999, this text is influenced by two sets of theories, namely regulation theories and theories on social citizenship. Regulation theories are mainly used as an overall guideline - a frame of reference - in the analysis of changed, unchanged and new types of integration and differentiation in working life and its social modes of regulations. The perspective on social citizenship is concentrated on participation in working life - what are the changes in working life (unemployment and non-standard employment) and what are the conditions and the outcome of social regulation? These questions are thematized in two articles and analyzed in chapter 7 which focuses on four welfare state models represented by Portugal, England, the Netherlands and Denmark. The book aims to contribute material on labour market segmentation and social policies to combat labour market marginalization in four countries studies representing typical European welfare state models.

The Politics of Inclusion and Empowerment

The Politics of Inclusion and Empowerment
Author: J. Andersen
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2004-04-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1403990018

Globalization poses new challenges for the modern welfare state and democracies. One controversial issue is how struggles for economic equality are linked with struggles for recognition of difference according to gender, ethnicity and sexuality. The Politics of Inclusion and Empowerment examines the political and academic debates about the inclusion or exclusion of women and marginalized social groups from different policy contexts. The focus is on the different class and gender regimes influencing the interplay of political, civil and social citizenship at different levels of politics.

Resisting Marginalization

Resisting Marginalization
Author: Duncan Gallie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199271844

This text brings together research into the determinants of marginalization risks for the unemployed and research into social policies for combating marginalization. It examines how far entrapment in unemployment is due to resource constraints, motivational problems or skill deficiency.

Work to Welfare

Work to Welfare
Author: Pete Alcock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2003-01-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521002868

This book provides a new perspective on joblessness among men. During the last twenty years vast numbers of men of working age have moved completely out of the labour market into 'early retirement' or 'long-term sickness' and to take on new roles in the household. These trends stand in stark contrast to rising labour market participation among women. Based on an unprecedented range of new research on the detached male workforce in the UK, and located within an international context, the book offers a detailed exploration of the varied financial, family and health circumstances 'detached men' are living in. It also challenges conventional assumptions about the boundaries between unemployment, sickness and retirement and the true health of the labour market. Work to Welfare represents an important contribution to debates about the labour market and benefit systems and will be of interest to readers and practitioners in social policy, economics and geography.

Labour and Employment Regulation in Europe

Labour and Employment Regulation in Europe
Author: Jens Lind
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789052012469

Since the 'golden age' of industrial employment peaked around 1970, the weakening of organised labour has continued in Europe and elsewhere. This text studies the conditions and development of trade union behavior and organisation in the 21st century, aswell as addressing the successes and failures of the European Employment Strategy.

The changing face of welfare

The changing face of welfare
Author: Goul Andersen, Jørgen
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2005-10-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1847421407

There have been major shifts in the framework of social policy and welfare across Europe. Adopting a multi-level, comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this book develops a critical analysis of policy change and welfare reform in Europe. The book applies a dynamic and change oriented perspective to shed light on policy changes that are often poorly understood in the welfare literature, and contributes to a further development of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks for understanding social change. Using citizenship as a focus, several dimensions of change are analysed simultaneously: changes in the discipline of social policy itself; the changing character of social problems; changes in social policy and citizenship; and the emergence of new forms of social integration. The book also speculates on how different dimensions of change are interlinked.