Civil Society Organizations, Unemployment, and Precarity in Europe: Between Service and Policy

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Civil Society, Unemployment and Precarity in Europe: An Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The Political Role of Civil Society in the Policy Field of Youth Unemployment and Precarious Working Conditions....Pages 13-31
Addressing Unemployment in Different Welfare Regimes: Civil Society Organizations and Their Strategies....Pages 32-55
Between Passion and Money: Human and Financial Resources and Patterns of Professionalization of Civil Society Organizations....Pages 56-84
The Impact of Political Opportunity Structures on the Politicization of Civil Society Organizations in the Field of Unemployment and Precarity....Pages 85-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Networks within the Multi-Organizational Field of Unemployment and Precarity: A Tale of Seven Cities in Europe....Pages 109-135
Cliques, Cleavages and Conflicts: Local Civil Societies in Cologne and Turin....Pages 136-156
Who Are the Powerful Actors? An Analysis of Brokerage in the Networks of Organizations Dealing with Unemployment and Precarity....Pages 157-174
Inheriting Divisions? The Role of Catholic and Leftist Affiliation in Local Cooperation Networks: The Case of Italy and Poland....Pages 175-203
Mind the Gap: Local Civil Society Organizations and the European Union....Pages 204-228
Civil Society, Unemployment, and Precarity in Europe: A Conclusion....Pages 229-239
Back Matter....Pages 240-247