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Research Handbook on Leave Policy
Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective
9781800372207 Edward Elgar Publishing
Featuring contributions from leading international scholars of social policy, this dynamic Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of conceptual and methodological developments in leave policy research, as well as state-of-the-art findings on leave policy determinants and outcomes globally.
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Featuring contributions from leading international scholars of social policy, this dynamic Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of conceptual and methodological developments in leave policy research, as well as state-of-the-art findings on leave policy determinants and outcomes globally.
The topic of inequality is placed at the centre of the Research Handbook, to strengthen the global debate and encourage broader thinking about the interconnections between leave policy design and social inequalities. Chapters illustrate the continued relevance of this correlation in the context of gendered care and employment practices, precarious, underinsured, and nonstandard employment, informal economies, migration, family changes, and growing financial strains for parents. Using parental leave policy as an empirical lens to further our understanding of the intersectional nature of social inequalities, the editors ultimately consider whether there is a case to reconfigure leave policy as a social right.
This incisive Research Handbook will be essential reading for a multi-disciplinary audience of students and scholars of social policy, family studies, gender studies, sociology, social work, and public policy. Its evaluation of cutting-edge developments in leave policy will also benefit national and international policy makers, as well as HR leaders interested in parenting leave best practice.
The topic of inequality is placed at the centre of the Research Handbook, to strengthen the global debate and encourage broader thinking about the interconnections between leave policy design and social inequalities. Chapters illustrate the continued relevance of this correlation in the context of gendered care and employment practices, precarious, underinsured, and nonstandard employment, informal economies, migration, family changes, and growing financial strains for parents. Using parental leave policy as an empirical lens to further our understanding of the intersectional nature of social inequalities, the editors ultimately consider whether there is a case to reconfigure leave policy as a social right.
This incisive Research Handbook will be essential reading for a multi-disciplinary audience of students and scholars of social policy, family studies, gender studies, sociology, social work, and public policy. Its evaluation of cutting-edge developments in leave policy will also benefit national and international policy makers, as well as HR leaders interested in parenting leave best practice.
Critical Acclaim
‘This cutting-edge collection deftly explores the past and future of parenting leave policy. The authors – an interdisciplinary who’s who in leave policy research – tackle the complexities of parenting leave with a keen focus on social inequalities, broadly defined. Its fresh focus on new frontiers in policy development and research will be generative of research for years to come.’
– Jennifer Hook, University of Southern California, US
‘Child-linked leave policy is one of the most dynamic and diversified fields of family policy both at the ideational and normative levels, featuring also as a multilayered package, as the rich chapters of this book document both analytically and empirically. This is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand how and why leaves are regulated as they are in different contexts and times, while offering a new starting point for future research.’
– Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy
– Jennifer Hook, University of Southern California, US
‘Child-linked leave policy is one of the most dynamic and diversified fields of family policy both at the ideational and normative levels, featuring also as a multilayered package, as the rich chapters of this book document both analytically and empirically. This is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand how and why leaves are regulated as they are in different contexts and times, while offering a new starting point for future research.’
– Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy
Contributors
Contributors include: Susana Atalaia, Marian Baird, Alzbeta Bártová, Agnes Blome, Sonja Blum, Berit Brandth, Silke Büchau, Brita Bungum, Rossella Ciccia, Rosa Daiger von Gleichen, Fred Robert Deven, Daniel Dinale, Ivana Dobrotić, Andrea Doucet, Ann-Zofie Duvander, Lisa Eklund, Cassandra Engeman, Anna Escobedo, Shirley Gatenio Gabel, Lisa Gulesserian, Myra Hamilton, Alexandra Heron, Lena Hipp, Marre Karu, Gayle Kaufman, Alison Koslowski, Anna Kurowska, Elin Kvande, Johanna Lammi-Taskula, Xuan Li, Auður Magndís Auðardóttir, Juliana Martinez-Franzoni, Gabriela Marzonetto, Deni Mazrekaj, Gerardo Meil, Stefania Molina, Suzy Morrissey, Eleonora Mussino, Peter Moss, Josefine Nyby, Mikael Nygård, Margaret O’Brien, Adeline Otto, Rachael N. Pettigrew, Richard J. Petts, Birgit Pfau-Effinger, Pia S. Schober, Charlotte Schlüter, Keonhi Son, Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Dorota Szelewa, Dorottya Szikra, Merve Uzunalioglu, Wim Van Lancker, Tanja Vuckovic Juros, Karin Wall, Gillian Whitehouse, Mara A. Yerkes
