The transformation of night-watchman states into welfare states is one of the most notable
societal developments in recent history. In 1880, not a single country had a nationally …

Dominant theoretical approaches in political economy today, whether they posit
convergence to neoliberal capitalism, binary divergence of capitalisms, or tripartite …

How much and in which direction have the welfare states of Western democracies changed
over the past decades? Moreover, under which conditions have governments enacted these …

Under which conditions and to what extent do governments pursue unpopular social policy
reforms for which they might be punished in the next election? This article shows that there …

To explain change in comparative political economy, a 'discursive institutionalist'approach
focused on ideas and discourse is a necessary complement to older 'new institutionalist' …

Transformational Political Economic Change in Europe 37 junctures or more incrementally
over time. In so doing, I shift from a focus on paradigm theory per se to an approach that I …

The European Employment Strategy (EES) has opened up new dynamics of
Europeanization in the area of social policy. This article proposes to pay more attention to …

The problems of identity and legitimacy in the EU have been debated at great length and
from just about every angle and discipline possible, as the contributions to this book …

The Dutch welfare state has always posed analytical and empirical puzzles, since existing
theories cannot adequately explain the characteristic features of its welfare regime …

The Broad Tracks of Path Dependent Benefit Reforms - A Longitudinal Study of Social Benefit
Reforms in Three European Countries, Page 1 Tilburg University The broad tracks of path …