Jurga Bucˇaite˙-Vilke˙ is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. Her long-running research interests include local governance, participatory and representative democracy, community development and social policy areas. She has published several articles and chapters on local democracy, municipal governance and public services.

• Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė : Introduction. Challenging territorial inequalities and social investment policies. Book scope and content. — George Mavrommatis, Panagiotis Artelaris : Territorial cohesion, spatial justice, and the social investment approach — Ruggero Cefalo, Marta Cordini, Tatjana Boczy : A Social Investment approach for place-sensitive services: what is the potential impact on territorial inequalities? — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė, Viktorija Baranauskienė, Artūras Tereškinas. : Territorial profiles: spatial inequalities and the importance of socio-economic differences — Aušra Maslauskaitė. : Promoting social investment policy through the development of early childhood education and care policy: The Lithuanian case — Artūras Tereškinas. : Active Labour Market Policies as a Part of Social Investment Approach — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė. : Social investment and vocational education and training policy: The architecture of combining national standardization and territorial needs — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė. : In summary: Is a social investment approach compatible with territories? Lessons to be learned.

Jurga Bucˇaite˙-Vilke˙ is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. Her long-running research interests include local governance, participatory and representative democracy, community development and social policy areas. She has published several articles and chapters on local democracy, municipal governance and public services.

• Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė : Introduction. Challenging territorial inequalities and social investment policies. Book scope and content. — George Mavrommatis, Panagiotis Artelaris : Territorial cohesion, spatial justice, and the social investment approach — Ruggero Cefalo, Marta Cordini, Tatjana Boczy : A Social Investment approach for place-sensitive services: what is the potential impact on territorial inequalities? — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė, Viktorija Baranauskienė, Artūras Tereškinas. : Territorial profiles: spatial inequalities and the importance of socio-economic differences — Aušra Maslauskaitė. : Promoting social investment policy through the development of early childhood education and care policy: The Lithuanian case — Artūras Tereškinas. : Active Labour Market Policies as a Part of Social Investment Approach — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė. : Social investment and vocational education and training policy: The architecture of combining national standardization and territorial needs — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė. : In summary: Is a social investment approach compatible with territories? Lessons to be learned.

Jurga Bucˇaite˙-Vilke˙ is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. Her long-running research interests include local governance, participatory and representative democracy, community development and social policy areas. She has published several articles and chapters on local democracy, municipal governance and public services.

• Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė : Introduction. Challenging territorial inequalities and social investment policies. Book scope and content. — George Mavrommatis, Panagiotis Artelaris : Territorial cohesion, spatial justice, and the social investment approach — Ruggero Cefalo, Marta Cordini, Tatjana Boczy : A Social Investment approach for place-sensitive services: what is the potential impact on territorial inequalities? — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė, Viktorija Baranauskienė, Artūras Tereškinas. : Territorial profiles: spatial inequalities and the importance of socio-economic differences — Aušra Maslauskaitė. : Promoting social investment policy through the development of early childhood education and care policy: The Lithuanian case — Artūras Tereškinas. : Active Labour Market Policies as a Part of Social Investment Approach — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė. : Social investment and vocational education and training policy: The architecture of combining national standardization and territorial needs — Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė. : In summary: Is a social investment approach compatible with territories? Lessons to be learned.