The Danish case: activation in flux and fraught with tensions

Henning Jørgensen; Mads Peter Klindt

doi:10.4337/9781035325610.00009

The Danish case: activation in flux and fraught with tensions

Bidragets oversatte titel: Den danske case: aktivering i forandring og fyldt med spændinger

Henning Jørgensen
, Mads Peter Klindt

UCN act2learn Ledelse og Organisation

Aalborg Universitet

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review

Abstract

Historisk og aktuel gennemgang af aktiveringspolitikkens udvikling i Danmark fra en "learnfare"-tilgang til en "work-first"-tilgang med tilhørende spændinger og modsætninger

Bidragets oversatte titel	Den danske case: aktivering i forandring og fyldt med spændinger
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Unemployment and activation policies in Europe and the US
Redaktører	Henning Jørgensen, Michaela Schulze
Antal sider	24
Udgivelsessted	Cheltenham
Forlag	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publikationsdato	nov. 2024
Sider	76-99
Kapitel	4
ISBN (Trykt)	978 1 0353 2560 3
ISBN (Elektronisk)	978 1 0353 2561 0
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035325610.00009
Status	Udgivet - nov. 2024

Navn	The Future of Work and Employment series

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Ledelse, organisationsudvikling og innovation
Erhvervsliv, handel og økonomi
Socialt arbejde og sociale forhold
Uddannelse, professioner og erhverv

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Introduction: unemployment and activation policies in Europe and the US
Jørgensen, H. & Schulze, M., nov. 2024, Unemployment and activation policies in Europe and the US. Jørgensen, H. & Schulze, M. (red.). Edward Elgar Publishing, s. 1-28 28 s. (The Future of Work and Employment series).
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Unemployment and activation policies in Europe and the US
Bidragets oversatte titel: Arbejdsløshed og aktiveringspolitikker i Europa og USAJørgensen, H. (Redaktør) & Schulze, M. (Redaktør), nov. 2024, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 302 s. (The Future of Work and Employment series).
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