The EU and the Domestic Politics of Welfare State Reforms

This book focuses on the relationship between European integration, its outputs and national institutional and political settings. It explores the political mechanisms through which the EU plays a role in domestic social policy changes.

This book focuses on the relationship between European integration, its outputs and national institutional and political settings. It explores the political mechanisms through which the EU plays a role in domestic social policy changes.

Introduction: The Many Faces of Social Europe - Brief Introductory Note; P.R.Graziano, S.Jacquot & B.Palier Europa, Europae: A Framework for Analysis; P.R.Graziano, S.Jacquot & B.Palier Social Europe in Action: The Evolution of EU Policies and Resources; H.Caune, S.Jacquot & B.Palier The EU and Czech Instrumentalism in Employment and Social Inclusion Strategy; T.Sirovatka The EU and the French Welfare Reforms: between Denial, Boasting and Legitimation; H.Caune, S.Jacquot & B.Palier The Reform-Laggard Germany: 'Using' the EU in Policy Reform Debates?; P.Aurich & A.Schuttpelz Usages of 'Europe' in Welfare Policies in Greece, 1981-2010; D.Sotiropoulos Eppur si Muoveva...The Italian Trajectory of Recent Welfare Reforms: from 'Rescued by Europe' to Euro-Skepticism; P.R.Graziano & M.Jessoula The Activation Turn in the Netherlands: 'home'grown or Steered by Europe?; R.van Berkel & W.de Graaf A Compass or a Spear? The Partisan Usage of Europe in Portuguese Employment-Friendly Reforms; S.Zartaloudis Social Security Reform in Turkey: Different usages of Europe in Shaping the National Welfare Reform; C.Duyulmus Sweden; the Reluctant Rule Follower; A.Vifell Europeanization and Welfare State Change in the UK: Another Case of 'Fog over the Channel'?; J.Hopkin & C.van Wijnbergen Conclusion