International Impacts on Social Policy Short Histories in Global Perspective

• Other Authors: Nullmeier, Frank (Editor), González de Reufels, Delia (Editor), Obinger, Herbert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2022
• Series: Global Dynamics of Social Policy
• Subjects: Central government policies; Social & cultural history; history of social policy development; transnational influences; social protection; Global South
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This open access book consists of 39 short essays that exemplify how interactions between inter- and trans-national interdependencies and domestic factors have shaped the dynamics of social policy in various parts of the world at different points in time. Each chapter highlights a specific type of interdependence which has been identified to provide us with a nuanced understanding of specific social policy developments at discrete points in history. The volume is divided into four parts that are concerned with a particular type of cross-border interrelation. The four parts examine the impact on social policy of trade relations and economic crises, violence, international organisations and cross-border communication and migration. This book will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students in the field of social policy, global history and welfare state research from diverse disciplines: sociology, political science, history, law and economics.