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Social expenditure, social rights, and benefit receipt as indicators of welfare state generosity: Three peas in a pod, or a different kettle of fish altogether? KU Leuven
Revitalising the debate about how to operationalise and measure the extent of welfare states – the so-called dependent variable problem – recent research claims a close theoretical interaction between three different indicators: aggregated data on social expenditure, social rights and social benefit receipt. It is suggested that they all serve as an approximation of welfare state generosity as a dependent variable and help understand variation ...
Profiling competences or portraying anti-oppressive practice? Video-analyzing the behavior of social welfare practitioners engaged in social circus KU Leuven
Social circus is a social welfare practice that includes teaching circus techniques to socially vulnerable groups. It is often used as a tool for social intervention. Since the 90s, the interest in social circus practice as a catalyst for change has increased. More attention is being given to the role of practitioners involved in social circus. Several studies have profiled them based on the set of competences they should master to achieve ...
Global economic crisis, social welfare and social disparities in South East Europe Universiteit Antwerpen
Networks for welfare provision : getting a grip on processes of social exclusion by evaluating network effectiveness Universiteit Gent KU Leuven
Neo-Marxian social class inequalities in the mental well-being of employed men and women: the role of European welfare regimes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The relation between "neo-Marxian" social class (NMSC) and health in the working population has received considerable attention in public health research. However, less is known about the distribution of mental well-being according to NMSC in a European context. The objectives of this study are (i) to analyse the association of mental well-being and NMSC among employees in Europe (using a welfare regime typology), (ii) to investigate whether the ...
When do municipalities smooth access for new social assistance claimants? Local determinants of municipal welfare agency's implementation practices in Belgium Universiteit Antwerpen
In many Western countries local welfare agencies retain large responsibilities in the practical organisation of means-tested support. While this may lead to substantial differences in the application trajectories of prospective claimants, what has garnered little empirical research is how local agencies use their discretion to implement practices that may encourage or discourage take-up. In addition, we know little on the extent to which ...
Public attitudes towards Social Europe: At the crossroads of European integration and the welfare state KU Leuven
European integration challenges the foundations of the national welfare states in various ways. Although the European project started out as an economic endeavour, the EU has gradually assumed considerable authority in social policy. The EU has taken various regulative actions in the domains of equality and working conditions, and a considerable share of the EU-budget is devoted to regional redistribution (by means of the structural funds). ...