Publications

2023

Policy brief: Young Carers und Young Adult Carers in Upper Austria

In this policy brief, we discuss different types of support measures for young carers and young adult carers (16-29 years) and cover general measures such as awareness-raising, identification and individual support.

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Annual Report of Activities 2023

This year's annual report provides an overview of our activities, research projects, publications, webinars, peer review meetings, trainings and media presence in the area of social welfare.

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Institutional partnerships to promote innovation in labour market and social policy

The book chapter discusses a specific form of professional relationship between actors in labour market and social policy, namely partnership. Partnership can be distinguished from other common forms, such as coordination and cooperation, by a close relationship between partners. Partnerships are recognised as drivers of (social) innovation at the EU level, in particular in labour market and social policy.

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The Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria

This chapter presents the experiences of a country with a well-established welfare state during the Covid crisis. Austria’s labour market, key infrastructures and health system were stabilised by unprecedented policy measures. However, the pandemic also highlighted a number of major shortcomings of the regulatory framework of social and health policy responses. A special focus is being put on long-term care as this sector has been hit particularly hard in terms of mortality, related structural shortcomings and political debates.

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