Belonging, Solidarity and Expansion in Social Policy [electronic resource] /
Börner, S.author.
This book examines the relationship of belonging and social policy in a historical-comparative perspective reconstructing individual arguments in favour of or opposed to the expansion of solidarities.
Revised version of the author's PhD thesis, Bremen International Graduate School for Social Sciences.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- PART I: SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND THE WELFARE STATE -- 2. Towards a New Historical Sociology? -- 3. Solidarity and Social Policy -- PART II: BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND THE WELFARE STATE -- 4. Social Security Beneath the Nation State -- 5. Collectively Against the State -- 6. Debating the Expansion of Solidarity -- 7.Coping with Change -- PART III: SOCIAL SOLIDARITY BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE NATION STATE -- 8. Beyond the National: The Construction of Social Solidarity in the European Union -- 9. Conclusion.
This book examines the relationship of belonging and social policy in a historical-comparative perspective reconstructing individual arguments in favour of or opposed to the expansion of solidarities.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Welfare state.
Political sociology.
Social policy.
European Union.
Comparative politics.
Social Theory.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Political Sociology.
Social Policy.
European Union Politics.
Comparative Politics.