Die Sozialordung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ist ein Gefüge der unterschiedlichsten Komponenten: Gesetze und Grundlagen, Partner und Konkurrenten, Politikbereiche und Strukturen, Themen und Problemfelder. Die Sozialwissenschaftler F. Lothar Neumann und Klaus Schaper stellen die wichtigsten...

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Modern welfare policies are increasingly based on notions of reciprocity. Citizens on welfare benefits have to do something in return, e.g. volunteer work. Notwithstanding general public support, social philosophers have been critical on 'mandatory' activities in community programmes. So far,...

The European welfare states have undergone a significant amount of change over the last decades. In light of the unresolved tensions resulting from changed macroeconomic conditions, the emergence of new social risks as well as from the consequences of the Great Recession and its aftershocks,...