Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt befinden sich mitten in einem epochalen Umbruch. Für diese Konstellation bedarf es eines verlässlichen Orientierungsrahmens. Denn ohne neue inhaltliche Impulse und erweiterte Perspektiven kommt eine belastbare progressive Strategie nicht aus. Dieses Buch sammelt...

Part I. The Context Structures and the Policy-Specific Debates: 1. Introduction: shaping the debate on unemployment and the labor market Hanspeter Kriesi, Laurent Bernhard, Flavia Fossati and Regula Hanggli; 2. Theoretical framework: production of policy-specific political communication Regula...

The deterioration of employment conditions for an increasing number of employees in late capitalism has prompted researchers to find ways to conceptualise, as well as measure, these observed new tendencies.This book examines precarious employment in Europe through the economic crisis, drawing on...

The 2008 financial crisis marked the beginning of a prolonged and ongoing period of extreme economic turbulence that has created multiple challenges for both governments and national systems of labour administration. Difficult economic conditions are encouraging a reevaluation of established...