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The Political Economy of Policy Ideas

The European Strategy of Active Inclusion in Context

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  • © 2020

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Authors:
  1. Gemma Scalise

    1. University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

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  • Uses both ideational political economy literature and empirical analysis to scrutinise labour market policies
  • Analyses three levels of policy making; EU, national and local
  • Has an interdisciplinary and international appeal

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction: Ideas and Comparative Political Economy

    • Gemma Scalise
    Pages 1-24

  3. Convergence or Divergence? The Debate on Capitalist Societies

    • Gemma Scalise
    Pages 25-65

  4. Active Inclusion: A New Policy Paradigm in the Wake of the 2008 Economic Crisis

    • Gemma Scalise
    Pages 67-100

  5. Understanding Divergence: A Focus on National Regulation

    • Gemma Scalise
    Pages 101-136

  6. From Macro to Micro Evidence: Supranational Strategies, Local Interpretations

    • Gemma Scalise
    Pages 137-167

  7. Local Pathways to Active Inclusion

    • Gemma Scalise
    Pages 169-212

  8. The Political Economy of Policy Ideas: Concluding Remarks and Open Questions

    • Gemma Scalise
    Pages 213-235

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 237-243
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About this book

In 2008, the European Commission relaunched the policy idea of active inclusion, with the aim of facilitating the integration of people into sustainable and quality employment. Over ten years later, and in the aftermath of one of the most trying periods in Europe’s recent economic history, this book provides a critical and timely reassessment. 

The Political Economy of Policy Ideas contributes to the growing scholarly literature on ideational political economy and labour market regulation by providing a systematic analysis of the idea of active inclusion and its three core principles: activation, conditionality and personalization. The research breaks new ground by detailing how divergent interpretations of these principles, by relevant social actors in different contexts, have shaped their implementation. The book is of interest to scholars and students across comparative political economy, economic sociology, welfare and industrial relations studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

    Gemma Scalise

About the author

Gemma Scalise is Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Bergamo, and was Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, Italy.

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