Attitudes, Aspirations and Welfare Social Policy Directions in Uncer
This edited collection uses democratic forums to study what people want from the welfare state in five European countries. The forum method yields new insights into how people frame social issues, their priorities and acceptable solutions. This is the fir
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Welfare Social Policy Directions in Uncertain Times
Edited by Peter Taylor-Gooby and Benjamin Leruth
Attitudes, Aspirations and Welfare
Peter Taylor-Gooby • Benjamin Leruth Editors
Attitudes, Aspirations and Welfare Social Policy Directions in Uncertain Times
Editors Peter Taylor-Gooby School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research University of Kent Canterbury, UK
Benjamin Leruth Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis University of Canberra Canberra, ACT, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-75782-7 ISBN 978-3-319-75783-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75783-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018935690 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image © Malte Mueller Cover designed by Thomas Howey Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
The research discussed in this book was supported by NORFACE under grant 462-14-050 for the project ‘Our Children’s Europe’ as part of the Welfare Futures programme.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful for the support of Wim van Oorschot, Femke Roosma and Tijs Laenen, University of Leuven; Stephen Elstub, University of Newcastle; Adrienn Győry, University of Kent; Vegard S. Svågard and Kjetil Klette Bøhler, NOVA Institute and many others for this project.
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Contents
1 New Challenges for the Welfare State and New Ways to Study Them 1 Peter Taylor-Gooby and Benjamin Leruth 2 Individualism and Neo-Liberalism 29 Peter Taylor-Gooby and Benjamin Leruth 3 European Welfare Nationalism: A Democratic Forum Study in Five Countries 63 Christian Albrekt Larsen, Morten Frederiksen, and Mathias Herup Nielsen 4
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