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1. International social work and international social policy -- 2. From welfare to workfare : the great transformation -- 3. Citizenship and civil society discourse / Helene Jacobson Pettersson and Hans van Ewijk -- 4. Social work under construction -- 5. Community policy and community work -- 6. Other fields of activity -- 7. From assimilation to intercultural competences : a challenge for social work / Jurgen Nowak and Hans van Ewijk -- 8. Social work as a profession, research and science.

This essay deals with real convergence in the European Union (EU). Real convergence is here defined as convergence of GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Standard. I examine whether there is empirical evidence of real convergence among EU countries or regions and if the current effort towards nominal convergence has slowed real convergence. The main findings are that there has been some real convergence at the country level, mainly before the mid- 1970s, but not much evidence of real convergence is found at the regional level. I also find that the convergence criteria set in the Treaty of Maastricht may have slowed real convergence in the European ...

The political economy of the European social dimension -- Governance in advanced European integration -- EU economic governance and Europe -- Analysing the politics of the European semester -- Explaining outcomes of the European semester -- The European social deficit.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of why European integration in foreign and security policy has proved so difficult. The obstacles to developing the common policy in this second pillar of the European Union go to the heart of debates around the sovereignty of the nation-state. A leading group of international contributors explain how these problems arise and consider the future prospects of developing a more regional-based solution. Broadly organized around the three areas of policy, actors and issues, the first section traces the reluctant growth of EU integration in foreign and se.

JEL Classifications: O33, O30, O47 ; This study examines the relationship between technological innovation and economic growth in European Union countries over the period 1993-2011. Using Blundell and Bond (1998) generalized method of the moments estimation technique, the study provides evidence that R&D expenditures and patent activities differ in terms of fostering economic growth between EU-15 and EU-13 countries. The main results indicate that there is no significant impact of R&D expenditures on the economic growth and that patent activities determine economic growth in EU-13 subsample and EU-28 as a whole. The study suggests that there may be no one particular recipe for growth for all EU countries and put into question whether setting common numerical targets in EU's innovation policy makes economic sense.

Introduction -- Theories of sovereignty and legitimacy -- Insufficient solutions to the EU's sovereignty-legitimacy problem -- Internal sources of EU principles -- External sources of EU principles -- European citizenship and national democracy -- Conclusion.

Introduction -- Theories of sovereignty and legitimacy -- Insufficient solutions to the EU's sovereignty-legitimacy problem -- Internal sources of EU principles -- External sources of EU principles -- European citizenship and national democracy -- Conclusion.

This title evaluates the evolving policies towards third country nationals residing and working in the EU. It focuses on the consequences of the increasing number of Maghrebin workers residing in Italy and Spain - both for EU policy and in terms of both countries as young receiving states

This book examines the link between political identity and legitimacy in the European Union. Stimulated by the crisis of legitimacy and identity suffered by the EU after the referenda on the Constitutional Treaty, the editors have developed a theoretical framework to examine the interplay between these two items in the problematic development of the EU into a fully-fledged political actor. The contributors to the volume seek to:Redefine the key notions in the rigorous way of political philosophy, thus avoiding the generic or imprecise language usage found in a large part o.