Local Policies and the European Social Fund

Employment Policies Across Europe

AvKatharina Zimmermann

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book reviews how local social and employment policy fields react to the European Social Fund (ESF) to determine the role of the ESF in local activation policies. Drawing on both sociology and political science literature on welfare state reforms, the author examines what shapes local policy reactions to ESF and what effects these reactions have on change in local policy fields. Comparing data from 18 local case studies across 6 European countries, and deploying an innovative mixed-method approach, the book presents comparative evidence on everyday challenges in the context of the ESF and discusses how these findings are applicable to other funding schemes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-02
Mått:156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt:494 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781447346517

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Katharina Zimmermann is Assistant Professor for Economic Sociology at the University of Hamburg. Her work focuses on labour market policies and comparative welfare state research from a multilevel perspective.

Recensioner i media

"Without any doubt, the book written by Zimmermann is a timely intervention into current academic research as well as in public and political discussion on potential effects of cohesion policies in implementing European Union (EU) strategies at the ground level." Journal of Social Policy

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionSocial and employment policies in Europe from a multilevel perspectiveDomestic responses to European money: a theoretical perspectiveThe research programme in a nutshellComparative insights into local responses to the ESFWhat responses under what conditions? Formal QCA analyses and preliminary interpretationsBeyond numbers: Using case-study insights to support interpretationA broader perspective on local policies and the European Social FundConclusion