Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives

Social policy scholars and practitioners have long employed concepts such as “welfare state” and “social security”—but where do these concepts come from and how has their meaning changed over time? What characterizes social policy language in different places, and how do some social concepts travel between them? Addressing such questions in a systematic manner, the contributors to this collection analyze the concepts and language used to describe contemporary social policy. Combining detailed chapters on particular countries with broader comparative chapters, the book offers a variety of perspectives on just what we mean when we use these terms.

Daniel Béland is the Canada Research Chair in Public Policy at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan. He is coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of US Social Policy. Klaus Petersen is professor of welfare state history and director of the Centre for Welfare State Research at the University of Southern Denmark. He is coeditor of The Nordic Welfare State.