Social policy in changing European societies : : research agendas for the 21st century / / edited by Kenneth Nelson, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Mara A. Yerkes.

"Adopting an interdisciplinary approach this book provides a cutting-edge, in-depth account of social policy research today, how we got here, and where future research should be headed. It defines the core research agenda for the future covering multiple social policy fields, including care, fa...

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Place / Publishing House:Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages)
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • 1. Social policy research in changing European societies
  • PART I Key themes in social policy research
  • 2. Care and the analysis of welfare states
  • 3. Family policy research in Europe
  • 4. Comparative research on health and health care
  • 5. Long-term developments in housing policy and research
  • 6. Studying the politics of pension reforms and their social consequences
  • 7. Poverty, social policy and the welfare state: a research agenda
  • 8. Research on active social policy
  • PART II Cross-cutting research themes
  • 9. Researching social Europe on the move
  • 10. The evolution of social policy research in Central and Eastern Europe
  • 11. Twenty years of social policy research on gender
  • 12. European labour markets and social policy: recent research and future directions
  • 13. Recent advances in understanding welfare attitudes in Europe
  • 14. Methodologies for comparative social policy analysis
  • PART III Social policy research challenges
  • 15. Social policy research and climate change
  • 16. Studying social policy in the digital age
  • 17. Migrants and social policy: shifting research agendas
  • 18. Social policy research in times of crisis
  • 19. Where to from here? Social policy research in future European societies
  • Index.