Governance of the activation policies in Europe: introduction

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Authors	SIROVÁTKA Tomáš VAN BERKEL Rik DE GRAAF Willibrord
Year of publication	2012
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
Field	Political sciences
Keywords	governance of activation policies governance reforms governance regimes
Description	In this special issue the comparative analysis of the key aspects of governance of activation policies like centralization/decentralization, new public management, marketization and network governance is covered, accompanied by an assessment of the role of implementation conditions in shaping the real trends of governance reforms of activation policies. Further, the effects of governance reforms and the influence of EU governance on the dynamics of national activation policies are discussed. This comparative analysis leads to a typology of the ‘worlds of governance’ of activation policies in Europe.