Search for dissertations about: "welfare conditionality"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words welfare conditionality.
-
1. The justification and legitimacy of the active welfare state : some philosophical aspects
Abstract : This thesis has two aims. The first aim is to set out an argument for social insurance in the form of compulsory income insurance in the event of sickness or unemployment, and to explore two lines of arguments for social insurance policies that are commonly associated with an active welfare state that seeks to prevent or reduce reliance on social insurance. READ MORE
-
2. Managing migration in modern welfare states : Essays on the development, causes, and effects of policies regulating family immigration
Abstract : Being the main channel of migration into advanced industrial democracies, family migration has been the subject of increasing contestation in political debate. While previous studies have noted that many OECD countries have introduced more restrictive policies on family immigration during the last few decades, we still know little about how cross-country policy configurations in this area have evolved and varied over time, or about how policies affect inflows and why they differ between countries. READ MORE
-
3. Migration and social protection in European welfare states: Cui bono?
Abstract : Whether and under what conditions foreigners should be granted access to welfare benefits has been debated for as long as public welfare systems have existed. In contrast, research on the actual social protection of immigrants is still comparatively scarce in the welfare state literature. READ MORE
-
4. Getting Tough on Unemployment : Essays on the politics of unemployment benefit reform in affluent democracies
Abstract : The advanced democracies of Europe, North America, and Australasia have gotten tough on unemployment. Since the mid- to late-1970s, they started to put greater pressure on the unemployed by reducing the time for which unemployment benefits were paid, by imposing stricter job-search requirements, by extending the range of jobs considered suitable for claimants, and by tightening the penalties for non-compliance with these rules. READ MORE
-
5. Differentiating the Poor : Patterns of Discrimination in Decision-Making on Social Assistance Eligibility
Abstract : Access to the Swedish welfare state’s last safety net, social assistance, is ultimately determined through discretionary decision-making by social workers. This dissertation examines intersectional patterns and discriminatory bias in social workers’ assessments about social assistance eligibility. READ MORE
