Forms of European multi-level administration show an increased defibration of the state through a shift of functioning onto the European level, onto other transnationally acting member states and onto the level of social self-organisation. At the same time a new complexity is to be observed in...

Forms of European multi-level administration show an increased 'defibration' of the state through a shift of functioning onto the European level, onto other transnationally acting member states and onto the level of social self-organisation. At the same time a new 'complexity' is to be observed...

Streng dem Gesetz nach gilt in der Schweiz als reichstem westeuropäischen Land eine der restriktivsten Regelungsformen zum Schwangerschaftsabbruch in den OECD-Staaten. Gemäß dem Strafgesetzbuch vom 1. Januar 1942 ist die Unterbrechung einer Schwangerschaft grundsätzlich untersagt. Eine...

We examine whether a fundamental change in the core dimension of modern 20th century statehood, the welfare state, has become evident in response to changed exogenous and endogenous challenges. By combining quantitative and qualitative approaches we take stock of social policy development in...

Transformations of the Welfare State gives a new twist to the longstanding debate on the impact of economic globalization on the welfare state. The authors focus on several small, advanced OECD economies in order to assess whether (and how) the welfare state will be able to compete under...