Essays about: "Esping-Andersen"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the word Esping-Andersen.

  1. 11. Social citizenship beyond the nation-state : A qualitative analysis of the European parliamentary debates concerning the development of an EU welfare

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Maja Tejic; [2016]
    Keywords : citizenship; EU; social policy; labor policy; European parliament;

    Abstract : Welfare and questions regarding social security have historically been a concern of the nation state, but the development of the European Union’s integration project has created a necessity for an international legal framework that covers that specific field. It has been found that international cooperation on welfare issues is not such an easy task, and numerous scholars have given different answers to why this has been the case. READ MORE

  3. 12. Growing into poverty? Social Mobility and Child Poverty in Welfare States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lotta Herz; [2015]
    Keywords : social mobility; child poverty; social policy; welfare regimes; decommodification.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Intergenerational social mobility represents the ability of individuals to reach their full potential, regardless of the circumstances of their birth. But what factors influence the social mobility in a society? This study takes a comprehensive look at the role of child poverty. READ MORE

  4. 13. Trust, Inequality and Welfare State Regimes: the cases of Brazil and Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Marina Salomão de Freitas Assunção de Carvalho; [2015]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this dissertation is to analyze how the levels of equality and trust influenced the development of different Welfare State Regimes in Brazil and Sweden (see Esping-Andersen 1990). In order to show the relationship between inequality and trust, the dissertation utilizes Jordahl’s (2007) mechanisms which posteriorly will be related to the specific historical contexts of both countries, as well as to the current challenges faced by them. READ MORE

  5. 14. Do Capitalist Welfare States Still Consist of ”The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?” Revisiting Esping-Andersen’s “Three Worlds” Studying Welfare Regimes of the 21st Century.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linda Talme; [2014]
    Keywords : welfare-state regimes; Esping-Andersen; welfare states; de-commodification; stratification; reproduction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to reproduce the study Esping-Andersen conducted in the seminal work “The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism” (1990) in a 21st century context. The study conducted in “Three Worlds” discovered that welfare states tended to cluster around three welfare-state regimes: social democratic, conservative and liberal. READ MORE

  6. 15. Stratification and Education: A temporal study of stratification within the education systems of the social democratic welfare regime 1990 and 2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Bo Nylander; [2013]
    Keywords : Welfare Regimes; Stratification; Power Resource Theory; Education; Comparative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on the stratification within the education systems of the social-democratic welfare regime. Since 1990 the welfare states and education systems of Denmark, Finland, Norway Sweden has changed significantly. At the same time there has been a decrease in the power of the working class and its allies. READ MORE