International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 29 Issue 11/12

Activation policies and organisational innovation: the added value of the capability approach

Jean‐Michel Bonvin, Michael Orton

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief introduction to activation policies, then discuss the capability approach, in particular highlighting a number of key concepts…

Moral judgements and employment policies in Birmingham (1870‐1914): multiplying the categories and treatments of the “undeserving”

Alice Mah

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the justifying arguments of various Birmingham organisations between 1870 and 1914 in classifying and treating the unemployed. Using a…

The promotion of capabilities in Sweden: a case study of the contraction of shipbuilding in Gothenburg

Steven Gascoigne, Noel Whiteside

Using the example of a project dedicated to labour market re‐activation in major shipyards in Sweden (Gothenburg) in the late 1970s, the purpose of this paper is to examine how…

Institution building and active labour market policies in Vienna since the 1990s

Roland Atzmüller

The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of local institution building in active labour market policies (ALMP) in Vienna (Austria). The focus of the study is the WAFF…

The integration of activation policy at sub‐national level: A case study of the City Strategy initiative in an English sub‐region

Anne E. Green, Michael Orton

The purpose of this paper is to engage with the theme of activation policies and organisational innovation in the capability perspective, from the viewpoint of active labour…

Activation of the unemployed in Poland: from policy design to policy implementation

Karolina Sztandar‐Sztanderska

The purpose of this paper is to examine how recent changes in labour market policy in Poland, such as the activation shift, formal incentives for policies integration and…

Assessing integrated employment policies against the capability approach: A Swiss case study

Déborah Galster, Emilie Rosenstein, Jean‐Michel Bonvin

The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of the current trend towards integrating employment policies against Amartya Sen's capability approach. By contrast with the…

Integrated employment policies for disabled people: Organisational innovation between obstacles and opportunities

Raffaele Monteleone, Carlotta Mozzana

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an empirical research examining how local agencies interpret and implement a policy instrument that aims at reorganising…