This review explores the two sides of university governance. From a meso perspective, it
deals with universities as organized structures where priorities have to be set, decisions …

It is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis,
weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism, in turn explaining rising …

The Uses of Social Investment provides the first study of the welfare state, under the new
post-crisis austerity context and associated crisis management politics, to take stock of the …

In many high-income countries today, scholarly interest in the politics of class has coincided
with growing economic inequality, rising support for nonmainstream political parties and …

Welfare states around the globe are changing, challenged by the development of
knowledge economies. In many countries, policy-makers' main response has been to …

This article examines the implications of the euro crisis for theories of political economy
associated with 'varieties of capitalism', considering how those theories help explain the …

This paper describes the empirical evidence on partisan politics in OECD panel studies. I
elaborate on the research designs, the measurement of government ideology and why the …

" This book is the final product of a five-year project funded by the European Research
Council (ERC) entitled" Investing in Education in Europe: Attitudes, Politics and …

What kind of welfare state do voters of populist radical right parties (PRRPs) want and how
do their preferences differ from voters of mainstream left-and right-wing parties? In this …

Purpose This paper aims to shed light on gender inequality in Nigeria exploring new
available data. It makes a case for attention to women empowerment and likely economic …