Handbook on Social Policy and Civil Society

Edited by Bent Greve, Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark, Virginija Poškutė, Professor, ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania and Alexandra Lopes, Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto, Portugal

‘Civil society plays an important role in providing welfare in democratic societies. Its role has changed over the last few decades and varies significantly between different welfare states. The relationship between civil society and the welfare state is often overlooked in comparative welfare state research. This Handbook addresses this issue by providing insight into theoretical concepts and research related to it. The chapters highlight variations between welfare states and emphasise the ongoing need for civil society to supplement the social policies of welfare states. This is a very interesting and timely book that makes an important contribution to comparative welfare state research.’

• ContentsPART I CONCEPTS AND CORE ISSUES1 Introduction to civil society and social policy 2Bent Greve, Alexandra Lopes and Virginija Poskute2 The mixed economy of welfare 10Mary Murphy and Fiona Dukelow3 Human capital formation in welfare states in Europe 25Rūta Kazlauskaitė4 Civil society and work–family reconciliation policies: focus on the role of employers 38Blanka Plasová, Marie Valentová and Aigul Alieva5 The gift relationship: the impact of Richard Titmuss on social policy 56James MidgleyPART II SOME METHODOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS6 Marketisation and civil society 69Julien Mercille7 Public–Private partnerships and interaction with civil society 81Julia Grace Smith8 Studying fluid forms of organizing volunteering 96Cristine Dyhrberg Højgaard9 Welfare, civil society, and devolution: the case of youth (un)employment in England, Scotland, and Wales 108Sioned Pearce10 Happiness and the civil society 122Bent Grevevi Handbook on social policy and civil society PART III CIVIL SOCIETY IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WELFARE STATES SOCIAL POLICY FIELDS11 Long-term care of older people 132Virginija Poškutė12 Disability policy 148Claudia Coveney and Miro Griffiths13 Health systems and patient engagement: challenges and new developments 160Céu Mateus, Ricardo Rodrigues and Julian Perelman14 Labour market and work–life balance 177Jeanne Fagnani and Bernard Gazier15 The complex and diversified childcare mix 191Chiara Saraceno16 Civil society and poverty reduction: trends and achievements in the EU region 203Alexandra Lopes17 Solidarity in contentious times: the Dutch populist radical right versus development NGOs 215Margit van WesselPART IV THE MIX AND ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF WELFARE STATES18 Civil society and welfare states in the Nordic region: cooperation and privatization 230Haldor Byrkjeflot19 Civil society in continental welfare states 244Astrid Pennerstorfer, Karin Heitzmann and August Österle20 The evolving Southern European welfare mix and the roles of the third sector 254Sílvia Ferreira21 The influence of NGOs on social policy in Central Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic 269Steven Saxonberg, Tomáš Sirovátka and Eduard CsudaiPART V CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS22 Civil society and social policy – the future role 290Bent Greve, Alexandra Lopes and Virginija Poškutė