Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe: Challenges to Social Citizenship

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe: Challenges to Social Citizenship — Introduction....Pages 3-14
How Do Activation Policies Affect Social Citizenship? The Issue of Autonomy....Pages 15-34
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Social Security Provision Targeted at Immigrants — A Forerunner for the General Change of Scandinavian Equal Citizenship? A Danish Case Study....Pages 37-58
Relinquishing Rights? The Impact of Activation on Citizenship for Lone Parents in the UK....Pages 59-78
Social Citizenship and Activation in Europe: A Gendered Perspective....Pages 79-100
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The Erosion of Social Status: The Case of Germany....Pages 103-124
Redefining Unemployment and Employment Statuses: The Impact of Activation on Social Citizenship in France....Pages 125-146
Chances and Pitfalls of Flexible Labour Markets: The Case of the Spanish Strategy of Labour Market Flexibility....Pages 147-172
Activation and the Limited Social Citizenship Status of Young and Female Workers: The Italian Case....Pages 173-192
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The Local- and Street-Level Production of Social Citizenship: The Case of Dutch Social Assistance....Pages 195-217
Norwegian Welfare Reforms: Social Contracts and Activation Policies....Pages 218-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Activation Policies: Potential Enhancement and Factual Restraints of Citizens’ Autonomy....Pages 243-258
Back Matter....Pages 259-290