The Future of the Welfare State

Social Policy Attitudes and Social Capital in Europe

Heikki Ervasti, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Torben Fridberg, Kristen Ringdal (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2012
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78100-126-4 (ISBN)

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At a time when welfare states in Europe are coming under increasing pressure from both growing demand and, in some countries, severe financial austerity measures, the attitudes of ordinary people and European social cohesion are much debated. Using data from the European Social Survey, these empirical analyses examine welfare state attitudes and draw conclusions for the future.

Theoretically the book is linked to analyses of altering social risks, policy challenges, policy changes and policy performance of the European welfare states. The analyses in the book explore a variety of individual and macro-level determinants of welfare policy attitudes ranging from socio-economic factors to religiosity, but a special emphasis is laid on solidarity, social cohesion and social capital among European nations.

This multi-disciplinary study will appeal to academics, researchers, graduate and postgraduate students in sociology, social policy, social administration and European studies.

Contributors: M. Ainsaar, S.N. Andersen, H. Chung, H. Ervasti, H. Finseraas, T. Fridberg, J. Goul Andersen, M. Hjerm, T. Kankainen, A. Kouvo, B. Meuleman, M. Niemelä, K. Ringdal, A. Schnabel, W. van Oorschot

Edited by Heikki Ervasti, Professor of Social Policy, University of Turku, Finland, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Professor of Political Sociology, Aalborg University, Denmark, Torben Fridberg, Senior Researcher, SFI – The Danish National Centre for Social Research, Denmark and Kristen Ringdal, Professor of Sociology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Contents:

Preface

1. Introduction
Heikki Ervasti, Jørgen Goul Andersen and Kristen Ringdal

2. Welfare Regimes and Personal Risks
Synøve Nygaard Andersen and Kristen Ringdal

3. The Impact of Perceived and Actual Unemployment Benefit Generosity and Unemployment Rates on the Employment Security of Workers
Heejung Chung and Wim van Oorschot

4. Economic Globalization, Personal Risks and the Demand for a Comprehensive Welfare State
Henning Finseraas and Kristen Ringdal

5. Children in the Family and Welfare State Attitudes: Altruism or Self-Interest?
Mare Ainsaar

6. Who Should Care for the Children? Support for Government Intervention in Childcare
Bart Meuleman and Heejung Chung

7. Legitimacy of the System and Support for the Welfare State
Torben Fridberg

8. Immigration, Trust and Support for the Welfare State
Heikki Ervasti and Mikael Hjerm

9. Social Cohesion and the Welfare State: How Heterogeneity Influences Welfare State Attitudes
Mikael Hjerm and Annette Schnabel

10. Welfare Benefits and Generalized Trust in Finland and Europe
Antti Kouvo, Tomi Kankainen and Mikko Niemelä

11. Is There a Religious Factor Involved in Support for the Welfare State in Europe?
Heikki Ervasti

12. Who Hates the Welfare State? Criticism of the Welfare State in Europe
Heikki Ervasti

Appendix
Kristen Ringdal and Mikael Hjerm

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2012
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-78100-126-X / 178100126X
ISBN-13	978-1-78100-126-4 / 9781781001264
Zustand	Neuware