2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Increasing wage inequality, strong labour market divides and welfare
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retrenchment are widely believed to result in more polarised public
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opinion towards the welfare state. The present study examined if
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attitudes towards workfare policies have become more polarised in Europe
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over recent decades. To achieve this aim, the study analysed public
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opinion data from the European Value Study (EVS) from 23 European
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countries in the years 1990-2008, using multi-level regression analysis.
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It is found that individuals who are most affected by workfare - the
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unemployed, the poor and the young - most strongly oppose workfare
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concepts. Against expectations, there was no evidence of an increasing
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polarisation of attitudes in Europe. Attitudinal cleavages based on
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employment status, income and education have remained stable.
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Differences between age groups have even dissolved because younger
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cohorts increasingly favour strict workfare policies. The results
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suggest that warnings of increasing social conflicts and an erosion of
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solidarity in European societies are exaggerated.'
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affiliation: 'Buss, C (Corresponding Author), Univ Mannheim, Collaborat Res Ctr Polit
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Econ Reforms, L13,17, D-68131 Mannheim, Germany.
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Buss, Christopher, Univ Mannheim, Collaborat Res Ctr Polit Econ Reforms, L13,17,
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D-68131 Mannheim, Germany.'
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author: Buss, Christopher
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author-email: christopher.buss2@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Buss
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given: Christopher
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/ijsw.12368
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eissn: 1468-2397
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files: []
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issn: 1369-6866
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
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keywords: 'public attitudes; welfare policy; workfare; cleavages; Europe; social
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policy'
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-MARKET REFORMS; WELFARE-STATE; SUPPORT; CITIZENSHIP; PREFERENCES;
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INSIDERS; POLITICS; SWEDEN; PATHS; RISKS'
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number: 4, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '69'
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pages: 431-441
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papis_id: 3dd900096e3e9ce1f40bda7cfe91c2fb
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ref: Buss2019publicopinion
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times-cited: '3'
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title: 'Public opinion towards workfare policies in Europe: Polarisation of attitudes
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in times of austerity?'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000485051100008
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '28'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Work
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year: '2019'
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