East of the Rhine, Pierre Bourdieu's theory and his object-related works are understood primarily as an analysis of French society. Their particular implications are understood in such a way that the analyses capture the particularities of the
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In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Dec 2019
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- Research Article
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- 67–92 (26 total)
Rolf Dieter Hepp
contracts, they are about not only less payment but also the conditions of such contracts, which differ from country to country, as the social laws in France and Germany, for instance, are significantly different. In France, subcontracts can be terminated at
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Jun 2017
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- Research Article
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- 22–35 (14 total)
Social Quality
Regaining Political Economy
Peter Herrmann
Unwin . Lipietz , A. 1987 . “ Rebel Sons: The Regulation School, Interview Conducted by Jane Jenson .” French Politics and Society 5 ( 4 ): 17 – 26 . Lojkine , J. , and J-L. Maletras . 2016 . “ Révolution numérique ou révolution
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Jun 2016
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- Research Article
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- 87–106 (20 total)
The Idea of Social Policy in Western Societies
Origins and Diversity
Franz-Xaver Kaufmann
Today, "social policy" is an expression used across the globe to denote a broad range of issues, such as old age security, health, housing and so on. But historically, "social policy" had a distinct European origin and a distinct meaning. I maintain that "social policy" and the "welfare state" are more than a list of social services, and also have strong socio-cultural underpinnings that account for the diversity of social policy. The idea of "social policy" emerged in mid-nineteenth-century Germany against the backdrop of secularization and functional differentiation of modern society. I then pinpoint the twentieth-century move from "social policy" to the broader cultural idea of a universalistic "welfare state." The idea emerged internationally as early as the 1940s, even before the post-WWII rise of national welfare states, which, as I argue, differ according to national notions of "state" and "society." To this end, I compare the UK, Sweden, Germany, France, and two non-welfare states, the United States and the Soviet Union.
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Dec 2013
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- 16–40 (25 total)
Laurent J.G. van der Maesen
that the EU subsidies paid to farmers is just causing significant environmental harm, directly contrary to the objectives of its Green Deal. Examples include decaying algae that belch deadly gas onto beaches in Northwest France, dwindling bird
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Dec 2019
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- Editorial
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- v–xx
the debate in Germany sees the consequences of these developments result in stronger forms of individualization, the debate in France, according to Hepp, places greater focus on its embeddedness in an unfolding societal structure. This brings the focus
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Jun 2017
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- Editorial
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- v–xiii
Jan Berting
and their political leaders. The number of countries was still rather restricted—France, Germany, and the Benelux (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Italy). But especially during the later stages, the political classes concerned severely
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Jun 2016
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- 124–137 (14 total)
Laurent J.G. van der Maesen
,166 582 stable Sweden 10,102,000 5,744 568 stable United States 331,113,000 158,929 480 increasing France 65,282,000 30,294 464 stable Brazil 212,644,000 94,702 445 increasing South Africa
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Jun 2020
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- Editorial
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- v–xxi
The Social Consequences of Brexit for the UK and Europe
Euroscepticism, Populism, Nationalism, and Societal Division
Steve Corbett
, France in 1992, and Ireland’s initial rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in 2010, and the rise of populist Eurosceptic leaders in France, Austria, the Netherlands, and elsewhere suggest conflicting views on satisfaction with the direction of “the European
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Jun 2016
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- 11–31 (21 total)
Editorial
The Rule of Law—A Heuristic Perspective?
because we are subject to “civil law”? Which laws are “civic laws”? And what is law? In response, Sartori argues: In the course of time the ancient word for law has become the English (and the Italian and French) word for justice. In short, ius is both
In The International Journal of Social Quality
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- 01 Dec 2017
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- Editorial
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- v–xvi