Recoge: 1. The challenges and opportunities of globalisation and change - 2. An integrated flexicurity approach - 3. Flexicurity policies - 4. Flexicurity and s

'Converging Europe' evaluates the impact of European integration on social policy development since the launch and re-launch of the Lisbon strategy discussing t

In recent years, the concept of flexicurity has come to occupy a central place in political and academic debates regarding employment and social policy. It fost

Capitalism in its modern form has become universal and has a presence in practically every country in the world, including those which once called themselves Co

Poverty has become a challenge for European societies. Employment is often considered to be a key route out of poverty, whereas unemployment is seen as a major