The Sovereign Debt Crisis, the EU and Welfare State Reform

1. Introduction: Is the European Union More Involved in Welfare State Reform Following the Sovereign Debt Crisis?
Caroline Porte, Elke Heins

2. A New Era of European Integration? Governance of Labour Market and Social Policy Since the Sovereign Debt Crisis
Caroline Porte, Elke Heins

3. A Framework for Social Investment Strategies: Integrating Generational, Life Course and Gender Perspectives in the EU Social Investment Strategy
Jon Kvist

4. ‘Pushing Against an Open Door’: Reinforcing the Neo-liberal Policy Paradigm in Ireland and the Impact of EU Intrusion
Fiona Dukelow

5. National Social and Labour Market Policy Reforms in the Shadow of EU Bailout Conditionality: The Cases of Greece and Portugal
Sotiria Theodoropoulou

6. From Austerity to Permanent Strain? The European Union and Welfare State Reform in Italy and Spain
Emmanuele Pavolini, Margarita León, Ana M. Guillén, Ugo Ascoli

7. Conditionality by Other Means: European Union Involvement in Italy’s Structural Reforms in the Sovereign Debt Crisis
Stefano Sacchi

8. Still the Sound of Silence? Towards a New Phase in the Europeanization of Welfare State Policies in France
Patrick Hassenteufel, Bruno Palier

9. Depleted European Social Models Following the Crisis: Towards a Brighter Future?
Elke Heins, Caroline Porte

Keywords: Social Sciences, Politics of the Welfare State, Comparative Social Policy, European Union Politics, Social Policy