Unemployment and activation policies in Europe and the US / edited by Henning Jørgensen (Professor and Research Manager, University College Northern Jutland, Denmark) and Michaela Schulze (Professor of Political Science, University of Applied Labour Studies, Germany).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jørgensen, Henning, editor.

Schulze, Michaela, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Future of work and employment

The future of work and employment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unemployment--Europe--Government policy.

Unemployment.

Unemployment--United States--Government policy.

Unemployment--Political aspects.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Other Title:

Unemployment and activation polices in Europe and the United States

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"This insightful book presents a detailed analysis of the activation policies utilised by governments across Europe and the US. Editors Henning J©ırgensen and Michaela Schulze bring together a wealth of experts to collate key developments in activation policies, acknowledging the different ways in which countries and governments attempt to combat unemployment and the importance of subnational governance capabilities. Contributing authors explore multiple activation policies through political, policy, polity, economic and cultural lenses, outlining the consequences of these for the unemployed and other actors involved. In particular, partisan politics and central steering experienced in the UK, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Switzerland and the US are analysed, as well as social security and labour market policies developed in the Netherlands, Norway and Germany. The book emphasises the advantages of investigating national rather than cross-national studies as they bring to the forefront crucial actors and administrative systems that affect activation reforms. Ultimately, it highlights why and how activation is developed in different ways in national systems and advocates for further research as activation is entering a new phase. Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US is an excellent resource for students and researchers specialising in comparative social policy, public policy, labour market policy and the sociology of work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Unemployment and activation policies in Europe and the us / Henning Jørgensen and Michaela Schulze

2. Understandings of activation / Henning Jørgensen and Michaela Schulze

3. Crisis and political power relations: The development of activation policies in austria before and after covid / Simon Theurl and Silvia Hofbauer

4. The danish case: Activation in flux and fraught with tensions / Henning Jørgensen and Mads Peter Klindt

5. Activation in the universal welfare state: The case of Finland / Minna van Gerven and Aleksander Heikkinen

6. An activation u-turn? From pro-market employment orientation to investment in human capital / Werner Eichhorst and Michaela Schulze

7. Activation policies in the Netherlands: The vicissitudes of general social policy and activating labour market policies since the 1990s / Romke van der Veen and Ferry Koster

8. Norway: Activation in the labouring society / Ivan Harsløf and Ivar Lødemel

9. Institutional fragmentation and low effectiveness in the Spanish activation turn / Laureano Martinez and Begoą Cueto

10. Switzerland: Activation in a fragmented welfare state / Giuliano Bonoli

11. Between extension and emasculation: The uk activation regime in the 21st century / Daniel Clegg

12. Activation in the United States: Low effort, fragmented administration, and poor performance / Ian Greer

13. Concluding remarks to a changing activation world / Henning Jørgensen and Michaela Schulze.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035325610 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.