In Governing for the Long Term, Alan M. Jacobs investigates the conditions under which
elected governments invest in long-term social benefits at short-term social cost. Jacobs …

To what extent do international organizations, global policy networks, and transnational
policy entrepreneurs influence domestic policy makers? Have we entered a new phase of …

The literature on path dependence has emphasized positive feedback effects that make it
difficult to shift from a policy regime once it is in place. This article argues that policy regimes …

In response to the demographic challenges and fiscal constraints, many European welfare
states have moved toward the privatization and marketization of pensions in order to …

The paper investigates paid work beyond retirement age in Germany and the UK. This
comprises a combination of work, payments from a pension (or several pensions) and old …

9.1 A framework for institutional analysis 118 10.1 Flow diagram of the advocacy coalition
framework 128 11.1 Incremental and punctuated policy change distributions 148 14.1 …

This study examines the retirement income of women in Europe, focusing on the effect of
motherhood. Due to their more interrupted working careers compared to non-mothers and …

We are grateful to the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and to the
Euro pean Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions for en abling us to or gan ize …

" We too often form our perspectives or design policies based on simplistic notions of
generational warfare or stereotypes. Precise definitions and examination of data on the life …

One of the fundamental challenges facing modern welfare states is the question of work-
family reconciliation. An increasing share of mothers work, but many European welfare …