Diamond,  Patrick, Lodge, Guy, (2013), ‘European welfare states after the crisis’ , Policy Network Paper. Governments in the UK and elsewhere in Europe are taking a position on welfare reform which is in line with public opinion, but may be the wrong strategic choice in the long-term – prioritising benefits for older people at the expense of families and children who have been hit hard by the financial crisis.   This …Read More

Shahin, Jamal, Woodward, Alison, Terzis, Georgios, (2013), “The Impact of the Crisis on Civil Society Organisations in the EU – Risks and Opportunities”, European Economic and Social Committee. This study addresses questions concerning the state of the Civil Society and how Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have been affected by the crisis. Through analysis of data gathered from various reports and other documentation, in-depth interviews with a number of individual representatives …Read More

Bertoli, Simone, Brücker, Herbert,  Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús, (2013), ‘The European Crisis and Migration to Germany: Expectations and the Diversion of Migration Flows’, IZA Discussion Papers, N.7170. The analysis of how the economic crisis in Europe has reshaped migration flows faces two challenges: ( i ) the confounding influence of correlated changes in the attractiveness of alternative destinations, and ( ii ) the role of rapidly changing expectations about the evolution of …Read More

Zaiceva, Anzelika, Zimmermann, Klaus F., (2012), ‘Returning Home at Times of Trouble? Return Migration of EU Enlargement Migrants during the Crisis’, IZA Discussion Paper, N.7111. The eastern enlargements of the EU in 2004 and 2007 have stimulated the mobility of workers from the new EU8 and EU2 countries. A significant proportion of these migrants stayed abroad only temporarily, and the Great recession may have triggered return intentions. However, a return …Read More