Menno Fenger is associate professor in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on processes of policy change and institutional development in social policies. Martijn van der Steen is associate-dean and deputy-director of the Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB). His research topics include public strategy, anticipatory governance and network governance.Lieske van der Torre is academic teacher in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is writing a Ph.D. about the management of sheltered work companies.

• Preface;Introduction;Responsive policies in contested welfare states?;A framework for analysing policy responsiveness;The responsiveness of social assistance policies;The responsiveness of labour migration policies;The responsiveness of sheltered work policies;Conclusions: The responsiveness of social policies in three domains.

Menno Fenger is associate professor in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on processes of policy change and institutional development in social policies. Martijn van der Steen is associate-dean and deputy-director of the Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB). His research topics include public strategy, anticipatory governance and network governance.Lieske van der Torre is academic teacher in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is writing a Ph.D. about the management of sheltered work companies.

• Preface;Introduction;Responsive policies in contested welfare states?;A framework for analysing policy responsiveness;The responsiveness of social assistance policies;The responsiveness of labour migration policies;The responsiveness of sheltered work policies;Conclusions: The responsiveness of social policies in three domains.

Menno Fenger is associate professor in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on processes of policy change and institutional development in social policies. Martijn van der Steen is associate-dean and deputy-director of the Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB). His research topics include public strategy, anticipatory governance and network governance.Lieske van der Torre is academic teacher in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is writing a Ph.D. about the management of sheltered work companies.

• Preface;Introduction;Responsive policies in contested welfare states?;A framework for analysing policy responsiveness;The responsiveness of social assistance policies;The responsiveness of labour migration policies;The responsiveness of sheltered work policies;Conclusions: The responsiveness of social policies in three domains.