Böcker av Linda Hantrais

This book is designed as a training and reference tool for students, researchers and practitioners wanting to conduct and commission effective, reliable international comparative research. Using a topic-based approach, it draws on many small and large-scale studies in the social sciences and humanities to analyse the research process.

Social policy is constantly evolving in the European Union and is closely intertwined with other EU policy areas. The enlargement of the union has increased debate about how to adapt its institutional structures to reflect its extended membership. This work offers an account of social policy formation and implementation across the European Union.

This book explores the complex relationship between family change and public policy responses in EU member states and candidate countries. It combines broad-brush scrutiny of demographic trends, policy contexts and debates in contemporary European societies with a fine-grain analysis of the attitudes, perceptions and experiences of families.