Chapter
ANALYSING SOCIAL POLICY CONCEPTS AND LANGUAGE
ANALYSING SOCIAL POLICY CONCEPTS AND LANGUAGE
ANALYSING SOCIAL POLICY CONCEPTS AND LANGUAGE
List of figures and tables
List of figures and tables
List of figures and tables
Introduction: social policy concepts and language
Introduction: social policy concepts and language
Introduction: social policy concepts and language
Exploring social policy language and concepts
Exploring social policy language and concepts
Exploring social policy language and concepts
Analytical considerations
Analytical considerations
Analytical considerations
Case selection and chapter outline
Case selection and chapter outline
Case selection and chapter outline
1. Social policy language in Denmark and Sweden
1. Social policy language in Denmark and Sweden
1. Social policy language in Denmark and Sweden
Answers to the workers’ question
Answers to the workers’ question
Answers to the workers’ question
The sociopolitical language of the nation-state 1920–45
The sociopolitical language of the nation-state 1920–45
The sociopolitical language of the nation-state 1920–45
The ‘welfare state’ 1940s–1970s
The ‘welfare state’ 1940s–1970s
The ‘welfare state’ 1940s–1970s
Towards a new welfare state language
Towards a new welfare state language
Towards a new welfare state language
2. The changing language of social policy in Hungary and Poland
2. The changing language of social policy in Hungary and Poland
2. The changing language of social policy in Hungary and Poland
From the late 19th century to the end of the Second World War
From the late 19th century to the end of the Second World War
From the late 19th century to the end of the Second World War
Capitalist democracy after 1989
Capitalist democracy after 1989
Capitalist democracy after 1989
3. Languages of ‘social policy’ at ‘the EU level’
3. Languages of ‘social policy’ at ‘the EU level’
3. Languages of ‘social policy’ at ‘the EU level’
‘Social policy’ at ‘the EU level’: linking two problematic notions with one another
‘Social policy’ at ‘the EU level’: linking two problematic notions with one another
‘Social policy’ at ‘the EU level’: linking two problematic notions with one another
The production and circulation of social policy languages in EU public forums
The production and circulation of social policy languages in EU public forums
The production and circulation of social policy languages in EU public forums
Ideas and cognitive and normative frameworks
Ideas and cognitive and normative frameworks
Ideas and cognitive and normative frameworks
English as the lingua franca of social science
English as the lingua franca of social science
English as the lingua franca of social science
Social policy forums and language at the EU level: three illustrations
Social policy forums and language at the EU level: three illustrations
Social policy forums and language at the EU level: three illustrations
4. The OECD’s search for a new social policy language: from welfare state to active society
4. The OECD’s search for a new social policy language: from welfare state to active society
4. The OECD’s search for a new social policy language: from welfare state to active society
From ‘quality of life’ to ‘welfare state in crisis’
From ‘quality of life’ to ‘welfare state in crisis’
From ‘quality of life’ to ‘welfare state in crisis’
From welfare society to active society
From welfare society to active society
From welfare society to active society
5. The discursive power of international organisations: social policy language and concepts in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
5. The discursive power of international organisations: social policy language and concepts in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
5. The discursive power of international organisations: social policy language and concepts in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
Discursive power of international organisations
Discursive power of international organisations
Discursive power of international organisations
Development as a technological and modernisation issue
Development as a technological and modernisation issue
Development as a technological and modernisation issue
Development as a political priority
Development as a political priority
Development as a political priority
Development as a holistic approach
Development as a holistic approach
Development as a holistic approach
A critical assessment: social policy in word and deed
A critical assessment: social policy in word and deed
A critical assessment: social policy in word and deed
6. Original and imitated or elusive and limited? Towards a genealogy of the welfare state idea in Britain
6. Original and imitated or elusive and limited? Towards a genealogy of the welfare state idea in Britain
6. Original and imitated or elusive and limited? Towards a genealogy of the welfare state idea in Britain
The emergence of the welfare state concept in Britain before 1945
The emergence of the welfare state concept in Britain before 1945
The emergence of the welfare state concept in Britain before 1945
British State social reform from the mid-1940s
British State social reform from the mid-1940s
British State social reform from the mid-1940s
7. Social policy concepts and language in France
7. Social policy concepts and language in France
7. Social policy concepts and language in France
8. The language of social politics in Finland
8. The language of social politics in Finland
8. The language of social politics in Finland
Society as a temporalised concept
Society as a temporalised concept
Society as a temporalised concept
Social policy and societal policy
Social policy and societal policy
Social policy and societal policy
Welfare state and welfare society
Welfare state and welfare society
Welfare state and welfare society
9. Germany: constructing the ‘win-win’ society
9. Germany: constructing the ‘win-win’ society
9. Germany: constructing the ‘win-win’ society
Ending class conflict (as we know it): a brief history of conceptual regimes
Ending class conflict (as we know it): a brief history of conceptual regimes
Ending class conflict (as we know it): a brief history of conceptual regimes
The prewar regime: setting the tone – social policy as political mediation
The prewar regime: setting the tone – social policy as political mediation
The prewar regime: setting the tone – social policy as political mediation
The interwar regime: losing ground – the welfare state as a political battlefield
The interwar regime: losing ground – the welfare state as a political battlefield
The interwar regime: losing ground – the welfare state as a political battlefield
The post-war regime: flying high – social partnership as a political philosophy
The post-war regime: flying high – social partnership as a political philosophy
The post-war regime: flying high – social partnership as a political philosophy
The post-unification regime: playing by the rules – social policies for the active society
The post-unification regime: playing by the rules – social policies for the active society
The post-unification regime: playing by the rules – social policies for the active society
Cutting the long 20th century short: in search of the ‘win-win’ society
Cutting the long 20th century short: in search of the ‘win-win’ society
Cutting the long 20th century short: in search of the ‘win-win’ society
10. Conceptual development of welfare and social policy in Japan
10. Conceptual development of welfare and social policy in Japan
10. Conceptual development of welfare and social policy in Japan
Shifting from mercy to national mobilisation (1870s–1945)
Shifting from mercy to national mobilisation (1870s–1945)
Shifting from mercy to national mobilisation (1870s–1945)
Establishing the welfare state (1945–1960s)
Establishing the welfare state (1945–1960s)
Establishing the welfare state (1945–1960s)
Moving towards a Japanese-style welfare society (1970s–80s)
Moving towards a Japanese-style welfare society (1970s–80s)
Moving towards a Japanese-style welfare society (1970s–80s)
Farewell to the Japanese-style welfare society (1990s)
Farewell to the Japanese-style welfare society (1990s)
Farewell to the Japanese-style welfare society (1990s)
11. Transition to the ‘universal welfare state’: the changing meaning of ‘welfare state’ in Korea
11. Transition to the ‘universal welfare state’: the changing meaning of ‘welfare state’ in Korea
11. Transition to the ‘universal welfare state’: the changing meaning of ‘welfare state’ in Korea
Two meanings of ‘welfare state’ in the context of economic development
Two meanings of ‘welfare state’ in the context of economic development
Two meanings of ‘welfare state’ in the context of economic development
From development to the ‘universal’ welfare state
From development to the ‘universal’ welfare state
From development to the ‘universal’ welfare state
12. The Dutch ‘caring state’
12. The Dutch ‘caring state’
12. The Dutch ‘caring state’
Welfare state or social policy: 1945–58
Welfare state or social policy: 1945–58
Welfare state or social policy: 1945–58
Paternalism, passivity and generosity for the male breadwinner: 1958–67
Paternalism, passivity and generosity for the male breadwinner: 1958–67
Paternalism, passivity and generosity for the male breadwinner: 1958–67
The total ‘caring’ state: the legal minimum wage and the net linking of wages and benefits: 1968–76
The total ‘caring’ state: the legal minimum wage and the net linking of wages and benefits: 1968–76
The total ‘caring’ state: the legal minimum wage and the net linking of wages and benefits: 1968–76
Austerity and retrenchment: moderating and reforming the ‘caring’ state: 1977–95
Austerity and retrenchment: moderating and reforming the ‘caring’ state: 1977–95
Austerity and retrenchment: moderating and reforming the ‘caring’ state: 1977–95
From the ‘caring’ to the ‘activating’ state: the period since 1995
From the ‘caring’ to the ‘activating’ state: the period since 1995
From the ‘caring’ to the ‘activating’ state: the period since 1995
13. Panacea, problem or perish: social policy language in New Zealand
13. Panacea, problem or perish: social policy language in New Zealand
13. Panacea, problem or perish: social policy language in New Zealand
New Zealand’s welfare state
New Zealand’s welfare state
New Zealand’s welfare state
14. Evolving social policy languages in Spain: what did democracy and EU membership change?
14. Evolving social policy languages in Spain: what did democracy and EU membership change?
14. Evolving social policy languages in Spain: what did democracy and EU membership change?
Social policy languages: origins and historical construction of the Spanish social protection system
Social policy languages: origins and historical construction of the Spanish social protection system
Social policy languages: origins and historical construction of the Spanish social protection system
Democratisation and Europeanisation: from ‘social security’ to ‘welfare state’
Democratisation and Europeanisation: from ‘social security’ to ‘welfare state’
Democratisation and Europeanisation: from ‘social security’ to ‘welfare state’
15. Social policy language in the United States
15. Social policy language in the United States
15. Social policy language in the United States
Foundations: the Progressive Era
Foundations: the Progressive Era
Foundations: the Progressive Era
The Great Depression and New Deal
The Great Depression and New Deal
The Great Depression and New Deal
Security, Social Security, and America’s post-World War II welfare state
Security, Social Security, and America’s post-World War II welfare state
Security, Social Security, and America’s post-World War II welfare state
The Great Society and the War on Poverty
The Great Society and the War on Poverty
The Great Society and the War on Poverty
The War on Welfare and beyond
The War on Welfare and beyond
The War on Welfare and beyond
Conclusion: comparative perspectives on social policy language
Conclusion: comparative perspectives on social policy language
Conclusion: comparative perspectives on social policy language
First and second order concepts
First and second order concepts
First and second order concepts
Timing and historical waves
Timing and historical waves
Timing and historical waves
National and transnational patterns of social policy
National and transnational patterns of social policy
National and transnational patterns of social policy
Political struggles over state power
Political struggles over state power
Political struggles over state power
Perspectives and agenda for future research
Perspectives and agenda for future research
Perspectives and agenda for future research
Analysing social policy concepts and language
：Comparative and Transnational Perspectives
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