This instructive study examines how a transnational discourse on 'modern' social policy - based the guiding principles of 'activation' and an 'activating welfare state' - intervenes in the concepts and practices of citizenship. What are the consequences of this reorientation for citizenship? How does it relate to patterns of exclusion and inequality inherent in each historical citizenship formation? What exactly is the EU's role in this context?
The detailed qualitative study focuses on the European Employment Strategy - and in particular its gender equality dimension - as a central process where the activation agenda is constructed and equipped with meanings. It traces how this discourse is received and translated into practices of citizenship in three EU member states - Germany, the UK, and Hungary.
The activation of citizenship in Europe will be principally of interest to academics and practitioners in the fields of European integration, social policy, and citizenship. -- .
Reihe
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
mit Schutzumschlag
Illustrationen
Tables, black & white|Line drawings, black & white
Maße
Höhe: 236 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-8331-0 (9780719083310)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Thomas Pfister is a Fellow in the Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. -- .
1. The transnational quest for a new welfare paradigm
2. From citizenship to citizenship in practice
3. The EU debate: gender equality in the EES
4. Germany - reservations and reforms
5. The United Kingdom - teaching activation
6. Hungary - openness and rights without access
7. Conclusion: the activation of citizenship - transnationally negotiated
References
Index -- .
