Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives

by Daniel Béland and Klaus Petersen

Book Overview

Social policy scholars and practitioners work with concepts such as "welfare state" and "social security" but where do these concepts come from and how has their meaning changed over time? Which are the dominant social policy concepts and how are they contested? What characterises social policy language in specific countries and regions of the world and how do social concepts travel between countries?

Addressing such questions in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447306430
• ISBN13: 9781447306436
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"