Social Vulnerability in European Cities

Part I. Macro Trends

1. New Social Risks and the Role of Local Welfare: An Introduction
Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen, Stefania Sabatinelli

2. Social Cohesion and Global Competitiveness: Clustering Cities
Marianna d’Ovidio, Costanzo Ranci

Part II. Structural Mechanisms and Social Policy in Local Welfare Systems

3. Changing Labor Markets and the Place of Local Policies
Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson, Stefania Sabatinelli

4. Changing Family Needs and Local Childcare Policies
Laurent Fraisse, Anna Escobedo

5. Cities of Migration: The Challenges of Social Inclusion
Giuliana Costa, Benjamin Ewert

6. Urban Housing Systems in Times of Crisis
Giuliana Costa, Gojko Bežovan, Pietro Palvarini, Taco Brandsen

Part III. Vulnerable Groups: Coping with Uncertainty

7. Young People Experiencing Work Precariousness: Risks and Opportunities
Lara Maestripieri, Stefania Sabatinelli

8. Lone Mothers: Care Arrangements between Support and Isolation
Renata Siemieńska, Ilona Matysiak

9. Vulnerable Migrants: Coping Strategies and Multiple Paths to Social Exclusion
Sandro Cattacin, Patricia Naegeli

Part IV. Conclusion

10. Local Welfare Systems in Europe in the Age of Austerity
Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen, Stefania Sabatinelli

Keywords: Social Sciences, Politics of the Welfare State, Public Policy, Urban Studies/Sociology, European Culture, Social Policy, Social Care