Citizenship and Welfare State Reform in Europe

Name: Citizenship and Welfare State Reform in Europe
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This volume analyses citizenship in relation to recent changes in European welfare states. It examines concrete changes in social rights and citizenship roles, and offers normative investigations of citizenship. > This work examines the concept of citizenship in relation to social policy, in the context of the rapidly changing European welfare states. Leading academics analyse concrete changes in social rights and citizenship roles, and offer theoretical investigations of citizenship and the welfare state. Issues discussed include: \u00B7 citizenship versus residence as a basis for social rights \u00B7 the relationship between rights and obligations \u00B7 workers rights and non-workers rights \u00B7 exclusion and inclusion in the labour market and community life \u00B7 the relationship between social and political citizenship \u00B7 poverty and social exclusion \u00B7 new roles for citizens as clients, consumers and participants in the welfare state > List of Tables and Figurex