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This volume is the first of its kind to discuss social welfare issues using case studies from a broad range of Southern European countries, both large and small, a decade after the financial crisis.
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The Editors and Contributors
Foreword: Global Crises and Social Policy Change
Daniel Béland
1 Introduction
Introducing Social Welfare Issues in Southern Europe
Michael Briguglio and Maria Brown
Part I Welfare States in Southern Europe
- The welfare state under pressure: The case of Greece
Mark Baimbridge and Dzheren Khadzhieva
- Social governance in Southern European EU Member States
Lino Briguglio
Part II Employment and Education
- The activation of employment policy in Southern Europe: The case of Portugal and the translation of external pressures into policies and processes
Carla Valadas
- Pertinent issues in education in Southern Europe: Rhythms of life, environmental sustainability and migration
Peter Mayo, Maria Brown and Michael Briguglio
- Territories of (In)Justice: Labour justice in Southern Europe
Luca Verzelloni
Part III Health and Sexuality
- The impact of austerity policies on health systems in Southern Europe
Marina Karanikolos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Walter Ricciardi and Martin McKee
- Sun, sea and sex: A comparative study of sexuality education policies in Southern Europe
Joanne Cassar
- Reproductive politics: Policy responses to teenage pregnancy and motherhood Andreana Dibben
Part IV Globalization, Social Movements and Migration
- Social Movement Impacts on Public Awareness of a Commons-based Democracy: Technopolitical Approaches of Portuguese and Spanish Recent Global Social Movements
Jesús Sabariego
- Saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea: Interaction between States and Non-Governmental Organizations
Michael Briguglio and Maria Brown
Summary
This volume is the first of its kind to discuss social welfare issues using case studies from a broad range of Southern European countries, both large and small, a decade after the financial crisis.
