Welfare state legitimacy in times of crisis and austerity : between continuity and change
Welfare state Public welfare e-böcker
Edward Elgar Publishing
2020
EISBN 9781788976305
Contents: Foreword.
Part I. Introduction.
1. Welfare attitudes in times of crisis and austerity / Bart Meuleman, Wim van Oorschot and Tijs Laenen.
Part II. Welfare state criticism and welfare state support.
2. Welfare criticism in times of economic crisis : Perceptions of moral, economic and social consequences of the welfare state, 2008-2016 / Bart Meuleman and Sam Delespaul.
3. The perceived abuse of welfare benefits in times of crisis: Change or stability in the achilles' heel of welfare state legitimacy? / Femke Roosma.
4. The ambivalence of material vulnerability as a foundation for welfare dependency attitudes: Social distrust or dissatisfaction with the system? / Christian StaerkleÌ, Jessica Gale and Emanuele Politi.
5. Changes in Russians' attitudes: What accounts for reduced preferences regarding public welfare provision? / Dimitri Gugushvili and Wim van Oorschot.
6. Religiosity and support for the welfare state / Heikki Ervasti.
Part III. Target-specific welfare attitudes.
7. How popular deservingness perceptions mediate the link between unemployment policies and their public support / Tijs Laenen.
8. The legitimacy of public pensions in an ageing Europe: Changes in subjective evaluations and policy preferences, 2008-2016 / Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Elias Naumann.
9. Welfare nationalism before and after the 'migration crisis' / Maureen A. Eger, Christian Albrekt Larsen and Jan Mewes.
Part IV. (perceived) outcomes of the welfare state.
10. Increasingly connected? Political distrust and dissatisfaction with public services in Europe, 2008-2016 / Lisanne de Blok, Atle Haugsgjerd and Staffan Kumlin.
11. Institutions versus market forces: Explaining the employment insecurity of European individuals eight years after the 2008 financial crisis / Heejung Chung.
Part V. Conclusions.
12. Change or continuity in Europeans' welfare attitudes? / Tijs Laenen and Wim van Oorschot.
Index.
"This book explores developments in the social legitimacy of present-day European welfare states since the banking crisis of 2008. It analyses how the welfare attitudes of Europeans have been influenced by economic recession and consequent welfare reforms, as well as reactions to on-going debates around welfare. Utilising cross-national perspectives, the book analyses the differences and similarities in welfare attitudes of Europeans between 2008 and 2016. It highlights popular welfare attitudes towards different groups of society, including migrants, the elderly and unemployed, exploring if and why specific practices and policies would meet popular resistance or approval. Social policy and sociology scholars will find this book helpful, as the cross-national analysis provides new insights into the contextual drivers of welfare attitudes. It will also be useful to policy-makers and practitioners working in Europe offering analysis of welfare preferences, evaluations and perceptions"--
Part I. Introduction.
1. Welfare attitudes in times of crisis and austerity / Bart Meuleman, Wim van Oorschot and Tijs Laenen.
Part II. Welfare state criticism and welfare state support.
2. Welfare criticism in times of economic crisis : Perceptions of moral, economic and social consequences of the welfare state, 2008-2016 / Bart Meuleman and Sam Delespaul.
3. The perceived abuse of welfare benefits in times of crisis: Change or stability in the achilles' heel of welfare state legitimacy? / Femke Roosma.
4. The ambivalence of material vulnerability as a foundation for welfare dependency attitudes: Social distrust or dissatisfaction with the system? / Christian StaerkleÌ, Jessica Gale and Emanuele Politi.
5. Changes in Russians' attitudes: What accounts for reduced preferences regarding public welfare provision? / Dimitri Gugushvili and Wim van Oorschot.
6. Religiosity and support for the welfare state / Heikki Ervasti.
Part III. Target-specific welfare attitudes.
7. How popular deservingness perceptions mediate the link between unemployment policies and their public support / Tijs Laenen.
8. The legitimacy of public pensions in an ageing Europe: Changes in subjective evaluations and policy preferences, 2008-2016 / Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Elias Naumann.
9. Welfare nationalism before and after the 'migration crisis' / Maureen A. Eger, Christian Albrekt Larsen and Jan Mewes.
Part IV. (perceived) outcomes of the welfare state.
10. Increasingly connected? Political distrust and dissatisfaction with public services in Europe, 2008-2016 / Lisanne de Blok, Atle Haugsgjerd and Staffan Kumlin.
11. Institutions versus market forces: Explaining the employment insecurity of European individuals eight years after the 2008 financial crisis / Heejung Chung.
Part V. Conclusions.
12. Change or continuity in Europeans' welfare attitudes? / Tijs Laenen and Wim van Oorschot.
Index.
"This book explores developments in the social legitimacy of present-day European welfare states since the banking crisis of 2008. It analyses how the welfare attitudes of Europeans have been influenced by economic recession and consequent welfare reforms, as well as reactions to on-going debates around welfare. Utilising cross-national perspectives, the book analyses the differences and similarities in welfare attitudes of Europeans between 2008 and 2016. It highlights popular welfare attitudes towards different groups of society, including migrants, the elderly and unemployed, exploring if and why specific practices and policies would meet popular resistance or approval. Social policy and sociology scholars will find this book helpful, as the cross-national analysis provides new insights into the contextual drivers of welfare attitudes. It will also be useful to policy-makers and practitioners working in Europe offering analysis of welfare preferences, evaluations and perceptions"--
