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The Politics of Minimum Income Reform in Spain: Explaining an Unexpected and Consensus-Based Path Departure

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This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Llorenç Soler-Buades. The Puzzle of Consensus in Fragmented Systems Under what political and institutional conditions can inclusive social policies secure consensus amid ideological and territorial fragmentation? Spain illustrates this puzzle. For decades, Spain operated a minimum income system that… Continue reading The Politics of Minimum Income Reform in Spain: Explaining an Unexpected and Consensus-Based Path Departure

The Use of Paternity Leave by Migrants in Spain

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This blog post is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Pedro Romero-Balsas, Gerardo Meil, and Jesús Rogero-García. The blog post is written by Matej Kojic. The article by Romero-Balsas, Meil and Rogero-García examines how migrant fathers, especially those from American and European backgrounds, engage with Spain’s evolving paternity leave policies.… Continue reading The Use of Paternity Leave by Migrants in Spain