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Book SynopsisThis book showcases some of the papers presented at the 9th Annual ESPAnet Conference «Sustainability and Transformation in European Social Policy», held in Valencia, Spain from the 8th to 10th of September 2011. The selected papers present a double perspective within social policy: the papers in Part 1 follow a classical approach whilst those in Part 2 focus on new approaches. Thus, the book begins with the classical idea of welfare, participation, pension systems, family policies and social models. It then presents new perspectives in the research on social policy, such as the intervention of parenting, social tourism, the prevention of cyber-bullying and the transformation of governance. Offering an indepth overview of past, current and future social policies, this volume provides a useful resource for researchers in sustainability studies.
Table of ContentsContents: Józef Niżnik: The Idea of a Welfare State and the Future of EU Social Policy – Rachele Benedetti: Policy Integration, Local Governance and Citizenship: The Challenge of Participation in the New Welfare State – Caroline de la Porte/J. Timo Weishaupt: The Open Method of Co-ordination for Social Inclusion and Social Protection: Theoretical and Empirical State-of-the-Art – Katja Möhring: Employment Biography Patterns and Income in Old Age in European Welfare States – Karl Hinrichs: Demographic Trends and Pension Systems: Is Increasing Retirement Age the Promising Solution? – Anna-Maria Isola: The Conflicting Messages of Russian Population Policy – Jerome De Henau/Susan Himmelweit: Comparing Welfare Regimes by their Effects on Intra-household Inequalities – Angela Genova/Louis Ulrich: The Impact of the EU Social Model on Social Economy Development in Italy and Romania – Claude Martin: The Invention of a Parenting Policy in the French Context: Elements for a Policy Tracing – Simone Sarti/Marco Terraneo: A Comparative Study on the Relations Between Inequalities in Health and the Social Vulnerability of Europeans – Bruno Estrada Lopez: Social Partners and Climate Change – Mireia Ferri: Sustainability of the Social Tourism Policy: The Self-assessment Model of Accessible Social Tourism – Irene Monsonís Payá: Social Policy and TICs: Policies to Prevent Cyberbullying in Europe – Aysecan Kartal Scifo: Between NGOs and the State: Turkish Social Services Sector, Post-1990s – Hester Kan: The Transformation of European Governance through Networks: Institutional Innovations but Continuation of Hierarchies, Struggles and Contestation.
