Thomas P. Boje is Professor of Sociology at Umeå University, Sweden and Professor of Social Sciences (welfare and labour market) at Roskilde University, Denmark. He has been American Studies Fellow at Harvard University, Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence and Guest Professor at several universities. His research is mainly focused on the welfare state and labour market, labour market flexibility, citizenship and gender and social exclusion.Bengt Furåker is currently Professor of Sociology at Göteborg University, Sweden. He has previously held positions at the universities of Umeå and Lund. His research is mainly focused on labour market issues, employment and unemployment, labour market policy, the public sector, relationships between the labour market and the welfare state and social stratification.

• Part I: The Institutional Framework of National Labour MarketsPart II: Labour Market Outcome and Welfare Regimes