International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 27 Issue 7/8

New modes of governance in activation policies

Rik van Berkel, Vando Borghi

This editorial aims to introduce the first of a set of two special issues on New modes of governance in activation policies.

Implementing public employment policy: what happens when non‐public agencies take over?

Thomas Bredgaard, Flemming Larsen

The purpose of the article is to analyse the interconnections between formal policy reforms and operational policies, specifically between new governance and employment policy…

The individual job seeker in the sphere of contractualism

Els Sol, Mies Westerveld

Activation policies in most Western countries have discovered the private tool of contract and in a short period of time the contract has penetrated the whole domain. Among the…

Emergence of new modes of governance in activation policies: Czech experience

Tomáš Sirovátka, Pavel Horák, Markéta Horáková

The paper deals with the question to what extent implementation conditions influence the profile of activation policies in the Czech Republic. In this way, it helps to clarify…

Changing modes of governance in activation policies in France and The Netherlands: common path or countermodel?

Nicolette van Gestel, Jean‐Michel Herbillon

To explore and explain differences in reform of activation policies, comparing the shifts in governance in France and The Netherlands from the 1990s onwards.

Re‐activating the Nordic welfare states: do we find a distinct universalistic model?

Håkan Johansson, Bjørn Hvinden

To clarify the core characteristics of Nordic activation policies in the context of typologies of European activation governance.