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Discusses the relevance of Emile Durkheim for contemporary debates about citizenship & democracy. If the concepts of social bonds & solidarity that have existed since the classical period of the welfare state are under revision, the question is whether the thought of Durkheim has lost relevance too? Talcott Parsons's (1965) interpretation of Durkheim as a theorist of social order is criticized, arguing that Durkheim did not look for a functional order of the Parsonian type. More likely, he was preoccupied with the paradoxes & problems of the liberal state, ie, the search for a type of authority compatible with modern individual rights. Durkheim's focal interest in intermediary institutions is analyzed & related to the neoliberal view of the welfare state as having too much influence over the individual. Forgetting that intermediary bodies are important preconditions for the construction of citizenship & modern democracies, the communitarian vision of modern intermediary bodies in the 1990s is criticized for being too local. 41 References. Adapted from the source document.

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Welfare states in turbulent times -- 2. Demography - once again and still challenging the welfare states -- 3. Self-employment and technology: different models of labor relations -- 4. The perceived dilemma between debt reduction and a fair society: saving for a rainy day without increasing poverty? -- 5. The evolution of welfare attitudes in Europe over the past four decades -- 6. Climate change and its effect on welfare states -- 7. Keynesian economics steering is back - end of liberal economic policy? -- 8. The welfare state and handling health challenges -- 9. Welfare states, growth regimes, and the emergence of the knowledge economy: social policy in turbulent times -- 10. Allies or enemies of the welfare state? Welfare support and critiques from (left-wing) protesters in Europe -- 11. Conflicting demands and financial abilities? -- 12. Effective and fair labour markets: more and focused active labour market policy? -- 13. Mass migration due to climate change? A critique of the security focus on climate mobilities -- 14. The welfare state in turbulent times: a perspective from the United States -- 15. The way welfare states can develop in turbulent times -- Index.

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Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters' expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare state development for years to come. This handbook analyses how different welfare state models and regimes will be able to cope with contemporary and future challenges, providing a variety of evidence based tools that make it essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers alike.

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