Mara A. Yerkes is a senior research fellow in the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, Australia. Previously, Yerkes has conducted research at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam. She is the author of various articles on welfare state policy, the combination of work and care, and gendered patterns of employment, particularly with regard to the prevalence of part-time work.

"This is a valuable book which extends discussion of new social risks into new areas." Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy, University of Kent

• Introduction ~ with Romke van der Veen; Changing social risks, changing risk protection? ~ with Romke van der Veen; Sickness and disability reform in the Netherlands; Collective childcare protection: The new workfare; Employability: Lack of clarity, lack of protection ~ with Hans Pruijt and Pascal Derogee; Transforming the Dutch welfare state