Publications

2018

Legal and fiscal context as well as the capacities of social service providers in Kosovo

This report is a situation analysis of the decentralization of social services in Kosovo, which started in 2009 with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between ministries and the individual municipalities.

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Hartz IV: A model for Austria?

Policy brief

In this policy brief we investigate the (hypothetical) implementation of the Hartz IV reform in Austria. We present two scenarios and their impact on expenditure and poverty.

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Cultures of care in aging

Books & contributions to books

This book shows the relation between care-dependent and caregiver(s), the impacts on the family and the larger social context, as well as socio-cultural and political aspects underlying the growing need for and the practice of formal and informal care.

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Alcohol offenders under treatment pressure

Peer reviewed articles

Alcohol offenders under treatment pressure. Discourses on measures for addicted lawbreakers

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Tackling long-term unemployment through risk profiling and outreach

Other publications

This discussion paper scrutinises practices of EU Member States concerning risk profiling and outreach activities by building on an extensive literature review on tackling long-term unemployment.

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