ACTIVE SOCIAL POLICIESIN THE EU

Contents

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgements

Notes on contributors

1. Introduction

Setting the scene

Inclusion through Participation (INPART): the research project

The structure of the book

2. The concept of inclusion/exclusion and the concept of work

Introduction

Different notions of integration

Different notions of differentiation

Different notions of exclusion/inclusion

Functional and hierarchical differentiation

Exclusion, marginalisation and inclusion of individuals and groups in relation to different subsystems

The concept of work

3. The concept of activation

Introduction

Conceptualising activation

Activation and welfare state regimes

Why did activation emerge?

The introduction of activation: support, expenditure and institutional developments

4. The inclusive power of standard and non-standard work

Introduction

The relative importance of standard and non-standard work

Participation in standard work

Irregular work

Employment programmes and training

Unpaid work

Informal work

Conclusion

5. Inclusion through participation? Active social policies in the EU and empirical observations from case studies into types of work

Introduction

Active social policies in six EU countries: a general overview

Types of work and the case studies

Types of participation and inclusion opportunities and risks

Conclusions

6. Patterns of exclusion/inclusion and people’s strategies

Introduction

Patterns of inclusion and exclusion

Strategies for inclusion, exclusion and marginalisation

Summary

7. Entrepreneurial activation: the Spanish Capitalisation of Unemployment Benefits programme

Introduction

Contextualisation and evolution of CUB from 1985 to 2000

CUB compared to the ‘mainstream’ of activation policies in Spain and the EU

The capitalisation of unemployment benefits in Barcelona and Vizcaya: experiences of inclusion

Concluding remarks

8. Orthodoxy and reflexivity in international comparative analysis

Introduction

The orthodox consensus: the prediction of a distorted picture

The reflexive turn

Implications for social science: towards a reflexive approach

The need for a turnaround in social policy

Back to international comparative research

9. Activation policies as reflexive social policies

Introduction

The changing context of European social and activation policies: the EU

Reflexive activation: general issues

Strengthening the inclusionary potential of activation schemes

Institutional activation

Index