ABSTRACT
Available in paperback for the first time, Welfare Policy from Below is the most comprehensive study available of social exclusion in contemporary Europe. Invigorating and informative, the book puts forward a new form of 'social exclusion knowledge', based on an innovative conceptual and theoretical framework and a comparative empirical study of eight European cities. The case studies - encompassing research in Germany, Austria, the UK, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain - focus on a range of problems associated with exclusion. Issues such as poverty, housing, work, migration, gender equality and the family are considered in the context of different European welfare regimes, providing insights into the experiences of ordinary people facing exclusionary challenges. The distinguished contributors argue that social security and welfare must provide the infrastructure for the coping strategies of those at risk of exclusion. Featuring a substantive new preface which includes contemporary discussions in European welfare policy, Welfare Policy from Below will be invaluable to policy-makers as well as academic researchers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|32 pages
The Project Framework
part Two|32 pages
Conceptual and Theoretical Matters
part Three|33 pages
The Presentation of Social Exclusion: Forms and Norms
chapter Chapter 7|17 pages
Normalization, Symptoms and Reductions of Complexity: Unsatisfactory Accounts on Unsatisfactory Living
part Four|63 pages
Coping and Its Resources: The Welfare-Work-Family Mix
part Five|42 pages
Coping and Its Resources: The Usefulness and Widespread Absence of Community
part Six|37 pages
The Market and The Law: Limits of Coping
part Seven|17 pages
Conclusions and Policy Implications