@misc{BoegeMojeNoveretal.2007, author = {Boege, Johannes and Moje, Carolin and Nover, Tim and von Schoeler, Caspar}, title = {Perspectives on the changing nature of security in the 21st century}, editor = {Boege, Johannes and Moje, Carolin and Nover, Tim and von Schoeler, Caspar}, organization = {Hertie School of Governance}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-328}, year = {2007}, abstract = {The second issue of Schlossplatz³ tackles a complex concept: Security. It does so in a way which perfectly emphasises the approach that HSoG tries to embody in its teaching of and research on public policy. It reminds us of the intricacies and challenges that need to be confronted by all modern public policies.}, language = {en} } @misc{MuturiNoverStaemmler2007, author = {Muturi, Raphael and Nover, Tim and Staemmler, Johannes}, title = {The renewed importance of international institutions}, number = {3}, editor = {Muturi, Raphael and Nover, Tim and Staemmler, Johannes}, organization = {Hertie School of Governance}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-332}, year = {2007}, abstract = {It is our pleasure to introduce you to the third issue of Schlossplatz³. We, a group of students at the Hertie School of Governance, had the pleasure to gather another respectable potpourri of interviews and articles from scholars, practitioners, and students of public policy.}, language = {en} } @techreport{KildalKuhnle2007, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Kildal, Nanna and Kuhnle, Stein}, title = {Universal Old Age Pensions : arguments at time of introduction in Canada, Mauritius and Norway}, year = {2007}, abstract = {If combating poverty is a major political goal of social policy, and combating poverty among the old population in particular, what type of old age pension or income support policies are preferable? What is the status of knowledge as to the effects of various designs of pension programmes? Studies indicate that universal old age pension programmes are conducive to poverty alleviation and less income inequality, but strikingly few countries have introduced universal pension programmes since New Zealand as the first country in the world introduced such a scheme in 1938. We wonder what arguments were expressed and were decisive for the introduction of the universal schemes that after all exist, and a first analysis of the basic arguments for establishing universal old age pensions in three selected countries is made. The three countries are Canada, Mauritius and Norway which all introduced universal pensions in the 1950s, and belong to the group of pioneering countries in this respect. Even if an idea of a "one-size-fits-all" policy is not necessarily subscribed to, it is of interest to do a comparison of arguments for one specific policy solution, universal pensions, in countries belonging to different continents, existing in different international contexts, having different cultures and traditions, being at different levels of economic development, having different political history, and which are different in territorial and population size. An overview of pension systems in all countries of the world is given, and the historical arguments for universal pension systems in the three elected countries are presented and compared. One finding is that the ambition to reduce poverty was an important motivation in two of the countries, but the main consideration cutting across all three countries was the moral aversion to means testing and the desire to respect human dignity. Another argument found in all three countries was the pragmatic one that a universal scheme would lead to a reduction of administrative cost of old age provision.}, language = {en} } @techreport{KemppainenBertram2007, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Kemppainen-Bertram, Katri}, title = {Future Strategies for HIV/ AIDS Policy-Recommendations for the German Federal Health Ministry in the Ukraine, the Russian Federation and Estonia}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-186}, year = {2007}, abstract = {This study provides recommendations to the German Federal Health Ministry (BMG) for positioning itself with respect to the multitude of actors involved in international HIV/AIDS policy in Eastern Europe, in particular in the Ukraine, the Russian Federation and Estonia. A particular focus is placed on different coordination mechanisms, whereby the benefits and costs of the coordination strategies are analysed in terms of their effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. The study concludes that different countries not only require different HIV/AIDS policies, but also require different coordination strategies. Estonia, Russia and the Ukraine require not only different policies in terms of the comprehensiveness of policies. Engagement in the three countries also needs to differ with regard to the time horizon (short or long term) and whether existing networks can or should be used. The most comprehensive engagement of the BMG is recommended for the Ukraine, the least for Estonia.}, language = {en} } @incollection{OffeFuchs2007, author = {Offe, Claus and Fuchs, Susanne}, title = {Welfare State Formation in the Enlarged European Union: Patterns of Reform in Postcommunist States}, series = {The Sage Handbook of European Studies}, booktitle = {The Sage Handbook of European Studies}, pages = {420 -- 441}, year = {2007}, abstract = {Eastern Enlargement of the European Union challenged the design of European Welfare states. Many authors discuss the impact of East European social security systems on their West European counterparts and fear a "race to the bottom". This paper addresses welfare state developments in the eight post-socialist new member states which completed the accession process in 2004, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia (EU-8). We focus on institutional patterns and performance as well as on the impact of internal and external actors of welfare state formation. How do the EU-8 diverge from West European welfare states and how do they fit into the typology of welfare state regimes?}, language = {en} } @article{Hassel, author = {Hassel, Anke}, title = {The Curse of Institutional Security: The Erosion of German Trade Unionism}, series = {Industrielle Beziehungen : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Arbeit, Organisation und Management}, volume = {14}, journal = {Industrielle Beziehungen : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Arbeit, Organisation und Management}, number = {2}, publisher = {Hampp-Verl.}, address = {Mering}, pages = {176 -- 191}, abstract = {Among all EU member states, German unions have the widest gap between male and female trade union density rates and are least adjusted to the structural changes stemming from the rise of the service sector on the labour market. This development asks for a more subtle understanding of the role of industrial relations institutions for trade union membership. The paper addresses the phenomenon by locating the main problem areas of membership erosion, such as weak service sector membership and the ageing of membership in manufacturing trade unions. It argues that industrial relations institutions have a double effect. Industry unionism is on the one hand a key pillar for centralized bargaining and institutional stability. On the other hand, stable institutional structures might have contributed to the membership decline.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Jachtenfuchs, author = {Jachtenfuchs, Markus}, title = {The European Union as a Polity (II)}, series = {Handbook of European Union Politics}, booktitle = {Handbook of European Union Politics}, publisher = {Sage}, address = {London [u.a.]}, isbn = {9781412908757}, pages = {159 -- 173}, language = {en} } @book{Hassel, author = {Hassel, Anke}, title = {Wage Setting, Social Pacts and the Euro. A New Role for the State.}, publisher = {Amsterdam Univ. Press}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {978-9053569191}, pages = {334}, abstract = {Politicians, economists, and social theorists tend to agree that globalization and neo-liberal economic policy have contributed to the decline of the social compacts underlying traditional European welfare states. Recently, however, social pacts have demonstrated an impressive resurgence, as governments across Europe facing necessary economic policy adjustments have chosen to view trade unions as vital negotiating partners rather than adversaries. Wage Setting, Social Pacts, and the Euro offers a theoretical understanding of the forces that have led to this new understanding, and of the challenges that increasing monetary integration will continue to pose.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Hassel, author = {Hassel, Anke}, title = {Gewerkschaften}, series = {Interessenverb{\"a}nde in Deutschland}, booktitle = {Interessenverb{\"a}nde in Deutschland}, publisher = {Springer VS}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-531-14589-1}, pages = {173 -- 196}, language = {de} } @article{DawsonPaterson, author = {Dawson, Mark and Paterson, J.}, title = {Public Information and Involvement in the Decision-making Process in the Nuclear Sector}, series = {Trust-net: Final Report (European Commission, DG TREN, 2007)}, journal = {Trust-net: Final Report (European Commission, DG TREN, 2007)}, publisher = {Europ{\"a}ische Kommission}, address = {Br{\"u}ssel}, language = {en} }