Social Vulnerability in European Cities

Manuel Aguilar, University of Barcelona, SpainGojko Be ovan, University of Zagreb, CrotiaSandro Cattacin, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandGiuliana Costa, Polytechnic of Milan, ItalyMarianna d'Ovidio, University of Milan-Bicocca, ItalyAnna Escobedo, University of Barcelona, SpainBenjamin Ewert, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, GermanyLaurent Fraisse, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire pour la Sociologie Economique, FranceLara Maestripieri, Polytechnic of Milan, ItalyIlona Matysiak, University of Warsaw, Poland Patricia Naegeli, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandPietro Palvarini, University of Milan-Bicocca, ItalyRenata Siemie?ska, University of Warsaw, Italy

• PART I: MACRO TRENDS 1. New Social Risks and the Role of Local Welfare: An Introduction; Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen and Stefania Sabatinelli 2. Social Cohesion and Global Competitiveness: Clustering Cities; Marianna d'Ovidio and Costanzo Ranci PART II: Structural Mechanisms and Social Policy in Local Welfare Systems 3. Changing Labor Markets and the Place of Local Policies; Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson and Stefania Sabatinelli 4. Changing Family Needs and Local Childcare Policies; Laurent Fraisse and Anna Escobedo 5. Cities of Migration: the Challenges of Social Inclusion; Giuliana Costa and Benjamin Ewert 6. Urban Housing Systems in Times of Crisis; Giuliana Costa, Goiko Bežovan, Pietro Palvarini and Taco Brandsen PART III: VULNERABLE GROUPS: COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY 7. Young People Experiencing Work Precariousness: Risks and Opportunities; Lara Maestripieri and Stefania Sabatinelli 8. Lone Mothers: Care Arrangements Between Support and Isolation; Renata Siemie?ska and Ilona Matysiak 9. Vulnerable Migrants: Coping Strategies and Multiple Paths to Social Exclusion; Sandro Cattacin and Patricia Naegeli PART IV: CONCLUSION 10. Local Welfare Systems in Europe in the Age of Austerity; Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen and Stefania Sabatinelli