Welfare Books

New and Published Books

1. Migrants, Borders and Global Capitalism

   West African Labour Mobility and EU Borders

   By Hannah Cross

   Series: Routledge Research on the Global Politics of Migration

   People from West Africa are risking their lives and surrendering their citizenship rights to enter exploitative labour markets in Europe. This book offers an explanation for this phenomenon that is based on close analysis of the contradictory economic and political agendas that create and constrain...

   Published April 10th 2013 by Routledge
2. State Formation and Radical Democracy in India

   By Manali Desai

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations

   State Formation and Radical Democracy in India analyzes one of the most important cases of developmental change in the twentieth century, namely, Kerala in southern India and begs the question of whether insurgency among the marginalized poor can use formal representative democracy to create...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Institutionalization of Social Welfare

   A Study of Medicalizing Management

   By Mikael Holmqvist

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   Today most countries rely on formally organized welfare programs - in some cases to the extent that they are labeled "welfare states". These programs, which have been constructed over the last decades, make up a larger national and international system of good intentions. Overall, it appears...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
4. Solidarity in Individualized Societies

   Recognition, Justice and Good Judgement

   By Søren Juul

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   In today’s individualized, culturally diverse and globalized society, many sociologists have concluded that the conceptualizations developed by classical sociology are no longer sufficient to promote social cohesion. So what kind of solidarity can achieve this? Engaging with recent thought in...

   Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
5. Social Security in Contemporary Japan

   By Mari Osawa

   Series: Routledge/University of Tokyo Series

   The present study analyzes the livelihood security system of contemporary Japan in international comparison from a historical and gender perspective. It posits ‘livelihood security systems’ rather than ‘welfare states’ or ‘welfare regimes’ as its object of analysis to enter the role of...

   Published January 16th 2013 by Routledge
6. The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State

   Edited by Bent Greve

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   ‘The welfare state’ in all its many forms has had a profound role in many countries around the world since at least the Second World War. The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State explores the classical issues around the welfare state, but also investigates its key concepts, along with how these...

   Published November 22nd 2012 by Routledge
7. Poverty, Income and Social Protection

   International Policy Perspectives

   Edited by Richard Hoefer, James Midgley

   This book provides insights into the way social protection policy is being redefined as a result of the new commitment by governments around the world to use these programs to reduce poverty. The case studies presented show how innovations in social protection have emerged in different countries....

   Published November 20th 2012 by Routledge
8. Power and Welfare

   Understanding Citizens' Encounters with State Welfare

   By Nanna Mik-Meyer, Kaspar Villadsen

   Series: Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy

   In the welfare provision of today, power takes both the shape of juridical sanctions and of attractive offers for self-development. When state institutions punish criminals, remove children at risk, or enforce sanctions upon welfare recipients the question of power is immediately urgent. It is less...

   Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Road to Social Europe

   A Contemporary Approach to Political Cultures and Diversity in Europe

   By Jean-Claude Barbier

   Series: Routledge/ESA Studies in European Societies

   In the wake of the Greek and Irish crises, and at a moment when solidarity between states is hotly debated on a daily basis at EU level, it is important to understand how ‘solidarity’ can happen at all. The Road to Social Europe reviews the development of political cultural processes since the...

   Published July 4th 2012 by Routledge
10. Migration, Family and the Welfare State

    Integrating Migrants and Refugees in Scandinavia

    Edited by Karen Fog Olwig, Birgitte Romme Larsen, Mikkel Rytter

    Migration, Family and the Welfare State explores understandings and practices of integration in the Scandinavian welfare societies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden through a comprehensive range of detailed ethnographic studies. Chapters examine discourses, policies and programs of integration in the...

    Published June 20th 2012 by Routledge