Essays about: "welfare state chauvinism"
Found 4 essays containing the words welfare state chauvinism.
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1. Welfare state generosity and national identity: A study on institutions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : National identity has in a growing field of literature been proposed as a possible tool which, if manipulated, can be used to construct institutions of social justice and particularly a redistributive welfare state. In contrast, decades of welfare state research is largely in consensus that redistributive welfare states were created in response to societal issues such as poverty, emigration and declining fertility rates. READ MORE
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2. The Welfare State and Attitudes to Free Movement : How does the design of the social insurance system associate with public attitudes towards free movement in receiving EU countries?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The EU is faced with problems related to the unrestricted access to national welfare states of mobile EU workers. These problems are mainly framed by the growing opposition to the free movement of workers. The strongest contributing factor to these negative attitudes has commonly said to be actor-based, i.e. READ MORE
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3. Universal Welfare State at Stake? The Changing Political Discourse Regarding Inclusive Welfare for Refugees in Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Sweden has for a long time distinguished itself as a major player among few other generous and inclusive welfare states. The Swedish welfare system is characterised by the universal principles based on the idea that all legitimate inhabitants are eligible for welfare support in order to promote overall solidarity among citizens. READ MORE
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4. Vulnerable EU Migrants' access to Welfare - A source of Conflict? A Comparative Study of Party-Political Approaches in Gothenburg and Stockholm
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Vulnerable EU migrants' access to welfare has become a controversial issue in Sweden since two rounds of EU Eastern enlargement. The political debate has comprised both inclusive and welfare protective preferences, however, previous research provides contradictory views on whether approaches to intra-EU migration separate parties according to the traditional left-right divide or cuts across the political spectrum. READ MORE
