Tracing the interface between numerical flexibility and income security for European youth during the economic crisis Copenhagen Business School Janine Leschke Mairéad Finn This paper traces convergences in terms of flexibility and security with a focus on younger and older youth in European countries. Youth were one of the groups hardest hit by the economic crisis. Young people in most European c... »
Maria Petmesidou and Periklis Polyzoidis have had two new articles published. The first is: Petmesidou, M. & Polyzoidis, P. (2015). What policy innovation for youth in the era of prolonged austerity. The case of Greece. Research Paper No. 20, OSE Paper Series This is available for download here: What policy innovation for youth in the era of prolonged austerity. The case of Greece. The second ... »
The EC has published its report on youth policy. The report can be found here: EC Their Future is Our Future »
Ana M. Guillén and Emmanuele Pavolini have co-edited a special issue of the European Journal of Social Security. Ana M. Guillén and Emmanuele Pavolini (eds.) Welfare States under Strain in Southern Europe: Comparing Policy and Governance Changes in Portugal, Greece, Italy and Spain. European Journal of Social Security, 17 (2), June 2015. ISSN: 1388-2627 Articles included: “Welfare States under Str... »
Special Issue: Economic Crisis and Austerity in Southern Europe: Threat or Opportunity for a Sustainable Welfare State? Edited by Maria Petmesidou & Ana M. Guillén Published by Taylor and Francis Online, containing the following articles: Can the Welfare State as We Know It Survive? A View from the Crisis-Ridden South European Periphery Maria Petmesidou & Ana M. Guillén Pages: 295-307 Reas... »
Dr Georg Picot’s book, Politics of Segmentation: Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe, is now available in paperback from Routledge: Politics of Segmentation: Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe Summary: When political parties make policy decisions they are influenced by the competition they face from other parties. This book examines how party competition and part... »
