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Making Public Safety Net Programmes Work Better for Survivors of Domestic Violence

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This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Andrea Hetling, Vee Yeo, and Lillian McFarland. Public benefits are often the difference between crisis and stability for survivors of domestic violence. Abusers often use economic abuse to control their partners, limiting access to financial resources and trapping individuals… Continue reading Making Public Safety Net Programmes Work Better for Survivors of Domestic Violence

The Very Early Antecedents of NEET: Understanding the Role of Birthweight

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This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Niko Eskelinen, Laura Salonen, Sanni Kotimäki, Matti Lindberg, and Juho Härkönen. Completing education, entering the labour market and achieving financial independence are key milestones in the transition to adulthood. When these transitions fail, the consequences can be severe and… Continue reading The Very Early Antecedents of NEET: Understanding the Role of Birthweight

Why has social investment not (yet) changed how citizens think about solidarity

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This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Damien Pennetreau, Claire Dupuy, and Virginie Van Ingelgom. European welfare states have changed significantly over the last few decades. Governments have shifted away from simply compensating people after periods of hardship. They have increasingly asked for… Continue reading Why has social investment not (yet) changed how citizens think about solidarity

When Progressive Policies Meet Institutional Reality: Disability Quotas and Public Employment in China

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This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Cunqiang Shi and Yuanyuan Qu. The blog post is authored by Felix Shi. Disability employment quotas are often presented as a pragmatic solution to a persistent social problem: how to ensure that disabled people are not excluded from the… Continue reading When Progressive Policies Meet Institutional Reality: Disability Quotas and Public Employment in China

Supporting employers to employ people with disabilities

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This blog post is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Rik van Berkel and Talieh Sadeghi. The labour-market participation of people with disabilities is much lower than that of the working-age population. In the European Union, this labour-market participation gap is about 25 percentage points. This gap is problematic, not… Continue reading Supporting employers to employ people with disabilities