This important book builds a bridge between the literature on popular welfare deservingness
and social welfare policies. It examines the relationship between the two, exploring the close …

Momentous events in Western democracies have brought renewed attention to how various
aspects of government-controlled policy outputs and outcomes affect citizens' trust in politics …

As a response to the ageing population, the United Kingdom (UK) government, like many
others, has increased the State Pension Age. This has involved equalising women's State …

For over three decades, mature European welfare states have been on their way into an
austerity phase marked by greater needs and more insecure revenues. A number of reform …

Welfare states are exposed to a host of cost-inducing 'reform pressures'. An experiment
implemented in Germany, Norway and Sweden tests how various reform pressure frames …

Since the turn of the twenty‐first century, the issue of aging has gained international
attention. Both developed and developing nations are currently dealing with this issue. To …

This study investigates how various types of pension reforms affect the age‐related policy
preferences of different cohorts and whether they reinforce or undermine the generational …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a vast increase in the demand for fast,
frequent, and multi-faceted data to study the impact of the pandemic on people's lives …

Objectives This study reports the findings of the first cross-national survey experiment on the
effects of information on the expected retirement age. Given the drawbacks of unrealistic …

Demographic change has an impact on pay-as-you-go pension systems. To maintain their
financial sustainability, reforms are necessary, but often lack public support. Using …