The European Social Model (ESM) is increasingly becoming a model of integration policy. The idea is based on a combination of economic efficiency, in the sense of high productivity, competition and economic growth, and a high level of employment on the one hand together with social cohesion on...

This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labour market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labour market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...

In den Bundesländern ist in den letzten Jahren ein klarer Wandel hin zu einer vorbeugenden Sozialpolitik (VSP) erkennbar. Die Länder kommunizieren die (neuen) Ideen vorbeugender Sozialpolitik, bringen vorbeugende Projekte auf den Weg und binden zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure stärker ein. Bei...