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Author:   Marion Ellison
Publisher:   Policy Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
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9781847427281

ISBN 10:   1847427286
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   26 October 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Social solidarity in Europe: the fourth pillar ~ Marion Ellison; The concept of solidarity in the European integration discourse ~ Jozef Niznik; Solidarity at the margins of European society: linking the European social model to local conditions and solidarities ~ Tomas Sirovatka and Petr Mares; Towards a globalisation of solidarity? ~ Menno Fenger and Kees van Paridon; Contested terrains and emerging solidarities within child care law, policy and practice in Europe ~ Marion Ellison; Embedding European identity in context: changing social solidarities in Europe ~ Jim Barry, Elisabeth Berg and John Chandler; Intra-European energy solidarity at the core of the European integration process: future possibilities and current constraints ~ Annamaria Orban and Zoltan Szanto; Social solidarities and immigration integration policies in South-Eastern Europe ~ Anna Krasteva; Normative power Europe: a tool for advancing social solidarity within and beyond Europe ~ Andy Storey; Social solidarity in post-socialist countries ~ Damir Josipovic; Trade unions, NGOs and social solidarity in Romania ~ Cristina Stanus; Social solidarity and preferences on welfare institutions across Europe ~ Bela Janky; Social solidarity, human rights and Roma: unequal access to basic resources in Central and Eastern Europe ~ Richard Filcak and Daniel Skobla; Conclusion: the future of social solidarity in an enlarged Europe: key issues and research questions ~ Marion Ellison.

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This is a vital contribution to debates about the contested character of social solidarity within and across Europe. In the face of economic crisis and new dynamics of social inequality and exclusion, this important collection examines the prospects, problems and paradoxes of reconstructing solidarity. John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open University

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Marion Ellison is Director of HOPES European Research Network and lectures in Social and Public Policy at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She has provided research on governance, policy and practice for looked after children for governments in Europe.

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