This research examines the dynamics of social policies in Iran over the 45 years following the 1979 revolution. During this period, welfare policies have fluctuated significantly and been subject to various contradictory analyses. Researchers often present conflicting views by focusing on...

This atlas and all its maps and figures are based on data that is collected within the Collaborative Research Centre 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" (CRC1342) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 2018. Up to 15 projects were and are working under one umbrella with the...

Immigrant rights have been found to be better protected in democracies than in authoritarian regimes, but there is no systematic test of different explanations of why this is the case. In this paper, we attempt to fill this gap by investigating which features of democratic political systems are...

The long period of fast economic growth in China has created entrenched patterns of dualization in the labour market, and in social security. Chinese law calls for all employment to be formalized and covered by a relatively generous system of five social insurances, including one for...

How do inclusion and exclusion dynamics unfold in social security systems? Which groups are covered by social security, and in which chronological order are they included? This pilot study of a larger research project on Ideational Dynamics of Inclusion explores these questions through an...

Although there have been efforts to illustrate elements of a potential ‘Islamic welfare state’, there is no academic work dedicated to developing a typology of welfare regimes in Muslim majority countries. The present research is starting with identifying existing patterns of welfare...