Essays about: "activation policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words activation policy.

  1. 1. The Offshore Asylum Policy : A Comparative Case Study of Denmark and the UK

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

    Author : Mikahel Broms; [2023]
    Keywords : Asylum; Asylum Policy; Offshore Policy; Refugees; Asylum Seekers;

    Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of the controversial issues surrounding the offshore asylum policy by concentrating on the political debates and arguments that are for and against the policies' activation. This will be done by  following the structure of a Political Discourse but applying an Argumentation Analysis to the study. READ MORE

  2. 2. Full-Time Activation Programs: Driving Productivity or Promoting Self-Sorting?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Arian Mosaddegh; [2023]
    Keywords : Full-time Activation Programs; Difference-in-Differences; Workfare; Welfare Dependency; Unemployment Rate; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the impacts of full-time activation programs on unemployment and welfare dependency rates in Swedish municipalities. With a policy proposal by the current government to make full-time activation mandatory for welfare eligibility, this research examines the underlying perspectives of such programs and their effectiveness in integrating the unemployed into the labor market. READ MORE

  3. 3. Insider-outsider divides and support for social investment policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Antonio Giubilaro de Angelis; [2022]
    Keywords : Labor market dualization; insider-outsider divides; insider-outsider theory; social investment; welfare state; social policy; policy preferences; political behavior; public opinion.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years, many scholars have observed increasing polarization in the distribution of labor market risk, as well as social and employment rights. This phenomenon is often referred to as labor market dualization, a process deepening the divide between privileged insiders and less fortunate outsiders. READ MORE

  4. 4. On the Effects of Temporary Residence Permits on the Socio-economic Incorporation of Immigrants : A Study of the Short-term Effects of a Swedish Reform

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Martin Widman; [2022]
    Keywords : Immigration; immigration policy; temporary residence permits; immigrant incorporation; labour market; education;

    Abstract : The thesis addresses the debate about the impact of immigration policy on the socio-economic incorporation of immigrants. A distinction between rights-based and responsibility-based models of incorporation is made and the effect of a feature of the responsibility-based model, temporary residence permits, on socio-economic incorporation is studied. READ MORE

  5. 5. Renewable Energy Communities - Exploring behavioral and motivational factors behind the willingness to participate in Renewable Energy Communities in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anna Kracher; [2021]
    Keywords : Renewable Energy Communities; willingness to participate; behavioral insights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Several studies and actors have emphasized the role of Renewable Energy Communities as collective citizen initiatives enhancing the decentralized, low-carbon energy transition. Despite the social, environmental, and economic benefits, several changes in the energy policies in Germany have led to a decrease of newly registered Renewable Energy Communities. READ MORE