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...

This book consists of 39 short essays that exemplify how interactions between inter- and trans-national interdependencies and domestic factors have shaped the dynamics of social policy in various parts of the world at different points in time. Each chapter highlights a specific type of...

Dieser Beitrag beleuchtet aus vergleichender Perspektive die Auswirkungen der Kriegsopferversorgung auf die Struktur und Entwicklungsdynamik der Wohlfahrtsstaaten in den USA, Australien, Österreich und Deutschland. Militärangehörige und Veteranen zählen zu jenen Gruppen, die vergleichsweise...

Dieses Handbuch gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Sozialpolitikforschung. Es beleuchtet aus vergleichender Perspektive die historische Entwicklung der Sozialpolitik, ebenso wie aktuelle Herausforderungen, Reformtrends und ihre Auswirkungen. Schließlich informiert das Handbuch...

This paper describes welfare state transformation in OECD countries since the 1970s against the background of the post-war settlement. Relying on quantitative macro-data and qualitative information from the literature, we show that welfare states have converged, especially regarding various...

The question whether and how warfare has influenced the development of advanced Western welfare states is contested. So far, scholarly work either focused on the trade-off between military and social spending or on case studies of individual countries. What is missing, however, is a systematic...

This paper describes welfare state transformation in OECD countries since the 1970s against the background of the post-war settlement. Relying on quantitative macro-data and qualitative information from the literature, we show that welfare states have converged, especially regarding various...

The question whether and how warfare has influenced the development of advanced Western welfare states is contested. So far, scholarly work either focused on the trade-off between military and social spending or on case studies of individual countries. What is missing, however, is a systematic...