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  1. 1. Social Policy from Above? : Europeanisation of Swedish Social Policy 1990-2019

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Strigén; [2023]
    Keywords : Social policy change; social policy; Europeanisation; welfare state; unemployment policy; family policy; process tracing;

    Abstract : At the same time as the European Union’s (EU) influence has grown, path-breaking changes in Sweden’s social policy characteristics have appeared. Previous research gives contradictory evidence on whether and how these developments relate, and it remains unknown to what extent the EU contributed to the changes observed in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Welfare State Upholders: Protests against Cuts in Sickness Benefits in Sweden 2006-2019 : A Case Study of Political Action against Welfare Retrenchment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Magda Bertz Wågström; [2020]
    Keywords : programmatic welfare retrenchment; protest; interest groups; labor movement; clients;

    Abstract : The debate between the Power Resource Approach and the New Politics thesis has been ongoing for decades. The PRA claims that the labor movement continues to be the most prominent defender of the welfare state. READ MORE

  4. 3. Trade Unions and the Changing Swedish Model: A Case Study of Swedish Trade Unions' Policies in Relation to the Changing Swedish Welfare State

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sara Bergdahl; [2020]
    Keywords : The Swedish welfare state; welfare retrenchment; trade unions; welfare policy; occupational welfare; union identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Trade unions have traditionally been key advocates for the Swedish welfare state. Yet, in recent decades, the Swedish welfare model has come under strain. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to explore what policies Swedish trade unions develop in relation to the changing Swedish welfare state, and what the reasons are behind these policies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can Changes to Tax Policy Have an Impact on a Shrinking Middle Class? : An explorative and comparative case study of changes to tax policy in Sweden and the United States

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karen Ramirez; [2019]
    Keywords : the middle class; tax policy; taxation reform; policy dilemma; OECD; welfare states; systemic retrenchment; blame avoidance; paradox of redistribution; coalition building; social investment; income inequality; Sweden; United States;

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  6. 5. Comparative British Welfare Policy between 2007 and 2015: Transformation or more of the same?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Liam Smith; [2018]
    Keywords : welfare; social security; UK; Labour; Coalition; retrenchment;

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