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Social Vulnerability in European Cities

The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Costanzo Ranci

    1. Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

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  2. Taco Brandsen

    1. Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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  3. Stefania Sabatinelli

    1. Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

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Part of the book series: Work and Welfare in Europe (RECOWE)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Macro Trends

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. New Social Risks and the Role of Local Welfare: An Introduction

      • Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen, Stefania Sabatinelli
      Pages 3-30

    3. Social Cohesion and Global Competitiveness: Clustering Cities

      • Marianna d’Ovidio, Costanzo Ranci
      Pages 31-63

  3. Structural Mechanisms and Social Policy in Local Welfare Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Changing Labor Markets and the Place of Local Policies

      • Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson, Stefania Sabatinelli
      Pages 67-102

    3. Changing Family Needs and Local Childcare Policies

      • Laurent Fraisse, Anna Escobedo
      Pages 103-133

    4. Cities of Migration: The Challenges of Social Inclusion

      • Giuliana Costa, Benjamin Ewert
      Pages 134-159

    5. Urban Housing Systems in Times of Crisis

      • Giuliana Costa, Gojko Bežovan, Pietro Palvarini, Taco Brandsen
      Pages 160-186

  4. Vulnerable Groups: Coping with Uncertainty

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Young People Experiencing Work Precariousness: Risks and Opportunities

      • Lara Maestripieri, Stefania Sabatinelli
      Pages 189-220

    3. Lone Mothers: Care Arrangements between Support and Isolation

      • Renata SiemieÅ„ska, Ilona Matysiak
      Pages 221-243

    4. Vulnerable Migrants: Coping Strategies and Multiple Paths to Social Exclusion

      • Sandro Cattacin, Patricia Naegeli
      Pages 244-270

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
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    2. Local Welfare Systems in Europe in the Age of Austerity

      • Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen, Stefania Sabatinelli
      Pages 273-298

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 299-306
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What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

    Costanzo Ranci, Stefania Sabatinelli

  • Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Taco Brandsen

About the editors

Manuel Aguilar, University of Barcelona, Spain Gojko Be ovan, University of Zagreb, Crotia Sandro Cattacin, University of Geneva, Switzerland Giuliana Costa, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Marianna d'Ovidio, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy Anna Escobedo, University of Barcelona, Spain Benjamin Ewert, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany Laurent Fraisse, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire pour la Sociologie Economique, France Lara Maestripieri, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Ilona Matysiak, University of Warsaw, Poland Patricia Naegeli, University of Geneva, Switzerland Pietro Palvarini, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy Renata Siemie?ska, University of Warsaw, Italy

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