Symposium "Analysing the Dynamics of Social Change in Europe"Richard Berthoud, Katharina Spiess This special edition of "Schmollers Jahrbuch" has been compiled to illustrate the potential value of comparative European studies. As Melvin Kohn says, "cross-national research is valuable, even indispensable, for establishing the generality of findings and the validity of interpretations derived from single-nation studies. It is equally valuable, perhaps even more valuable, for forcing us to revise our interpretations to take account of cross-national differences and inconsistencies that could never be uncovered in single-nation studies".Cross-country comparisons are of immense potential value for different actors. Within Europe they are of likely significance:- To the institutions of the EU itself, offering a detailed map of variations in social and economic experiences between countries and groups of countries.- To policy makers at the national level, showing how far the social and economic problems observed locally are experienced in common with other European countries.- To social scientists seeking to understand the processes and results of change. If the influences identified in one country are not generalisable to other countries, it is necessary to develop hypotheses about the reasons for the differences.- To analysts of social policy looking for general conclusions about the influence of government actions on individuals' lives in Europe.There are many different approaches to cross-country research. Summary macro-data may be compared across many countries. At the other extreme, highly detailed studies can be undertaken of the effects of policy in just two or three countries. The papers in this compilation are focused on micro-level data about individuals and households in most of the countries in the EU. They are mostly based on one cross-national survey, the European Community Household Panel (ECHP). Most of them have been contributed by members of the European Panel Analysis Group (EPAG). |
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Contents
Analysing the Dynamics of Social Change in Europe By Richard Berthoud | 1 |
Lene Mejer Insee Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques | 18 |
Persistent Deprivation in the European Union By Christopher T Whelan | 31 |
Katharina Spiess DIW Berlin KöniginLuiseStraße Straße 5 14191 Berlin Ger | 34 |
Labour Market Attachment of People Outside the Labour Force An Explorative | 55 |
Working Profiles and Employment Regimes in Europe By Ruud J A Muffels | 85 |
Older Europeans Living Arrangements By Maria Iacovou | 111 |
European Data Watch | 143 |
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above-average analysis Attached group Austria average Belgium cent Community Household Panel comparative research corporatist cross-national cross-sectional datasets Denmark differences dynamics ECHP data economic employment regime employment status EU12 countries Europe European Commission European Community Household European Union Eurostat Finland flexible France Fully excluded gainful employment Germany Greece groups of countries growth hidden labour force higher indicators individuals insecure Ireland Italy labour market living with children living with single longitudinal employment Luxembourg ment mobility Netherlands non-employed Nordic Nordic countries Northern observed odds ratios OECD older people living older people's OOLF paper partial exclusion Partially employed partner people's living arrangements percentage period permanent jobs persistent deprivation persistent income poverty persons ployment policies Portugal poverty line precarity rates regime type relatively sample significant social social-democratic Southern countries Southern regime Spain statistics studies Sweden Table tion transitions unemployed United Kingdom variables wave welfare women workers