Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Eu

Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Eu
Author: Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2020-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780367589424

In the field of anti-poverty policies, the interplay between the Europe 2020 overarching strategy and the 'Semester' have marked major discontinuity vis-à-vis the Open Method of Coordination for social protection and social inclusion (Social OMC) of the Lisbon phase. This book therefore asks whether and how Europe matters in the fight against poverty and social exclusion by assessing the emergence and possible institutionalisation of a European multi-level, multi-stakeholder and integrated policy arena in the new institutional framework. Supranational developments, multi-level interactions, as well as the strategy effects at the national level are analysed in six European countries - Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, UK and Sweden - with the aim to identify the key factors affecting the implementation of the Europe 2020 anti-poverty strategy. This book will be of key interest to students, scholars and practitioners in social policy, political science and European governance, and more broadly to European Union politics, European integrations studies, sociology and economics.

Welfare Policy from Below

Welfare Policy from Below
Author: Heinz Steinert
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780754648154

The future European system of social security and welfare is in need of a new perspective. Invigorating and informative, this book contributes to developing this new form of 'social exclusion knowledge' thanks to its conceptual and theoretical framework and its comparative empirical studies in eight European cities between Bologna and Stockholm.

Struggling for a Social Europe

Struggling for a Social Europe
Author: Andy Mathers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317049039

Protests at summit meetings have inspired intense debate over the nature and significance of the 'anti-globalization' or 'anti-capitalist’ movement. However, the European dimension of this movement is still largely unknown. In this insightful book Andy Mathers addresses this deficit by focusing on events that have marked the birth of a European social movement. He relates the development of the movement to key matters such as economic, employment and welfare state restructuring along neoliberal lines. He also challenges ideas about the nature of contemporary collective action and the character of present day social movements. Mathers discusses the significance of the movement and its future development through a critical engagement with the work of major writers in European sociology and of academics influential in the wider global movement such as Pierre Bourdieu. A postscript brings readers fully up-to-date with developments in the type of 'social Europe' propagated by the institutions of the EU as well as in the maturation of a social movement to oppose it.

Welfare State Reform in Southern Europe

Welfare State Reform in Southern Europe
Author: Maurizio Ferrera
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2005-02-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134347316

This book offers a detailed analysis of the efforts made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece.

A European Social Union after the Crisis

A European Social Union after the Crisis
Author: Frank Vandenbroucke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-12-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781108402088

Today, many people agree that the EU lacks solidarity and needs a social dimension. This debate is not new, but until now the notion of a 'social Europe' remained vague and elusive. To make progress, we need a coherent conception of the reasons behind, and the agenda for, not a 'social Europe', but a new idea: a European Social Union. We must motivate, define, and demarcate an appropriate notion of European solidarity. We must also understand the legal and political obstacles, and how these can be tacked. In short, we need unequivocal answers to questions of why, what, and how: on that basis, we can define a clear-cut normative and institutional concept. That is the remit of this book: it provides an in-depth interdisciplinary examination of the rationale and the feasibility of a European Social Union. Outstanding scholars and top-level practitioners reflect on obstacles and solutions, from an economic, social, philosophical, legal, and political perspective.

Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2015

Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2015
Author: David Natali (OSE)
Publisher: ETUI
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2015-09-23
Genre: European Union countries
ISBN: 2874523747

The sixteenth edition of Social policy in the European Union: state of play has a triple ambition. First, it provides easily accessible information to a wide audience about recent developments in both EU and domestic social policymaking. Second, the volume provides a more analytical reading, embedding the key developments of the year 2014 in the most recent academic discourses. Third, the forward-looking perspective of the book aims to provide stakeholders and policymakers with specific tools that allow them to discern new opportunities to influence policymaking. In this 2015 edition of Social policy in the European Union: state of play, the authors tackle the topics of the state of EU politics after the parliamentary elections, the socialisation of the European Semester, methods of political protest, the Juncker investment plan, the EU’s contradictory education investment, the EU’s contested influence on national healthcare reforms, and the neoliberal Trojan Horse of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

The European Social Model in Crisis

The European Social Model in Crisis
Author: Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1783476567

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive and systematic assessment of the impact of the crisis and austerity policies on all elements of the European Social Model. This book assesses the situation in each individual EU member state on the basi

Romani Communities and Transformative Change

Romani Communities and Transformative Change
Author: Ryder, Andrew
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-11-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1447357507

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND. Drawing on Roma community voices and expert research, this book provides a powerful tool to challenge conventional discourses and analyses on Romani identity, poverty and exclusion. Through the transformative vehicle of a ‘Social Europe’, this edited collection presents new concepts and strategies for framing social justice for Romani communities across Europe. The vast majority of Roma experience high levels of exclusion from the labour market and from social networks in society. This book maps out how the implementation of a new ‘Social Europe’ can offer innovative solutions to these intransigent dilemmas. This insightful and accessible text is vital reading for the policymaker, practitioner, academic and activist.

The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe

The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe
Author: Blanca Rodriguez Ruiz
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2012-06-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004224254

By comparing women’s access to suffrage in the countries that make up the European Union, i>The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe provides a retelling of the story of how citizenship was gradually coined in Europe from the perspective of women.