Politics of Unemployment in Europe

Taylor & Francis

This book offers a state-of-the-art discussion of the political issues surrounding unemployment in Europe. Marco Giugni has produced a number of genuinely cross-national chapters and specific national cases resulting from his three year cross-national comparative research project. This expert research is combined with studies from invited experts in the field producing a must-have text on the issues of unemployment. > This book offers a state-of-the-art discussion of the political issues surrounding unemployment in Europe. Its unique combination offers both a policy and institutional perspective, whilst studying the viewpoint of individual civil society members engaging in collective action on the issue of joblessness. It is the result of Marco Giugni\u2019s three year cross-national comparative research project, financed by the European Commission, united with hand picked contributions from invited experts. Throughout his study he focuses on how the EU approaches national unemplo.