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Social Welfare Issues in Southern Europe

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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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List of tables and figures
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


  1. The welfare state under pressure: The case of Greece
  2. Mark Baimbridge and Dzheren Khadzhieva

  3. Social governance in Southern European EU Member States
  4. Lino Briguglio

    Part II Employment and Education

  5. The activation of employment policy in Southern Europe: The case of Portugal and the translation of external pressures into policies and processes
  6. Carla Valadas

  7. Pertinent issues in education in Southern Europe: Rhythms of life, environmental sustainability and migration
  8. Peter Mayo, Maria Brown and Michael Briguglio

  9. Territories of (In)Justice: Labour justice in Southern Europe
  10. Luca Verzelloni

    Part III Health and Sexuality

  11. The impact of austerity policies on health systems in Southern Europe
  12. Marina Karanikolos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Walter Ricciardi and Martin McKee

  13. Sun, sea and sex: A comparative study of sexuality education policies in Southern Europe
  14. Joanne Cassar

  15. Reproductive politics: Policy responses to teenage pregnancy and motherhood Andreana Dibben
  16. Part IV Globalization, Social Movements and Migration

  17. Social Movement Impacts on Public Awareness of a Commons-based Democracy: Technopolitical Approaches of Portuguese and Spanish Recent Global Social Movements
  18. Jesús Sabariego

  19. 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.

Product details

Assisted by Michael Briguglio (Editor), Maria Brown (Editor), Brown Maria (Editor)
Publisher Taylor and Francis
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 08.10.2024
 
EAN 9781032196626
ISBN 978-1-032-19662-6
No. of pages 252
Weight 400 g
Illustrations schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
Series Europa Regional Perspectives
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias

Southern Europe, REFERENCE / General, Politics & government, Social welfare & social services, Reference works, Social welfare and social services, Politics and government

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