International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 37 Issue 1/2

Is there such a thing as too long childcare leave?

Rense Nieuwenhuis, Ariana Need, Henk Van der Kolk

The purpose of this paper is to revisit the question whether women’s employment is negatively affected in countries with very long periods of childcare leave.

Informality: does financial development matter?

Aeggarchat Sirisankanan

Financial development may be an alternative policy for controlling informal employment. However, there is still an ambiguous relationship between financial development and…

The impact of an unconditional parental benefit on employment of mothers: A comparative study of Estonia and Lithuania

Anna Kurowska

The purpose of this paper is to solve the puzzle of the disproportionately lower employment rate of mothers of toddlers with relation to the employment rate of mothers of…

Befriending and Re-ablement Service: a better alternative in an age of austerity

Chris McGoldrick, Giles Andrew Barrett, Ian Cook

The purpose of this paper is to share the findings of a research evaluation into a Befriending and Re-ablement Service (BARS) which offers a host of positive outcomes such as…

Determinants of participating in training: a Canadian-based analysis

Robert Weaver, Nazim Habibov

The purpose of this paper is to estimate and compare the across-time individual and contextual factors influencing the participation of Canadian residents in adult education and…

Influence of job characteristics on engagement: does support at work act as moderator?

Alka Rai, Piyali Ghosh, Ragini Chauhan, Navin Kumar Mehta

Indian banking industry is one the biggest players in the country’s service sector, with public sector banks (PSBs) occupying the major share. The purpose of this paper is to…

“We’re all in this together”? The search for collective belonging in a globalised single industry town

Fiona Hurd, Suzette Dyer

Communities of work are a phenomenon closely associated with government social and industrial policy, and can be tracked in contemporary examples globally alongside industrial…

Sport in Europe’s era of austerity: crisis or adaptation?

Ken Roberts

The purpose of this paper is to assess whether European sport has been damaged or adapted during the austerity in public sector and consumer spending that has followed the…