... of Denmark, a world leader in global WLB-rankings. Expert-insider interviews were carried out with 12 experts who work in the field of WLB. The participants were engaged day-to-day in the field of interest, exerting real-world influence. Findings We affirm the importance for WLB of battling over-long...

..., pointing to different stages in this pendulum between the most proximate and the most general ways of engaging oneself in the surrounding world. Denmark Resistance Disadvantaged groups Unemployment Pragmatic sociology Workfare A woman sleeps in an igloo tent right in front of the job...

...Marina Hennig; Marina Hennig; Stefan Stuth; Mareike Ebach; Anna Erika Hägglund Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze how employed women perceive the reconciliation of work and family life in Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, Great Britain, Sweden and Switzerland. The paper seeks...

...Kasper Støvring Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the cultural prerequisites for the creation of social cohesion, with particular reference to Denmark, a nation that has been found to exhibit strong social cohesion. Design/methodology/approach The different cultural elements...

... identifiable structural patterns in their behaviour (e.g. Arnett, 2001 ; Mitchell, 2006). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Adolescents Social values Denmark Sweden Norway Finland In contemporary social life, gender‐specific associations are deeply embedded in the structures...

...John Andersen; Jørgen Elm Larsen; Iver Hornemann Møller Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss and theorise the links and possible dilemmas posed by the politics of redistribution and the politics of recognition taking the case of Denmark as the point of departure. Design/methodology...

... employment policies when they are contracted out to non‐public (for‐profit and not‐for‐profit) agencies? Design/methodology/approach The case is the contracting out of the public employment services in Australia, Holland, and Denmark. The data consists of in‐depth interviews with key respondents...

... is to evaluate critically this thesis. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon data from rural Denmark, this paper double tests Putnam's somewhat simplistic model of social capital leading to higher levels of economic performance. Findings In test one, which is based on statistical data, it is found...

... small. Design/methodology/approach To answer this issue, an in‐depth investigation of the evolution of activation programmes in the specific national context of Denmark is investigated. Findings Charting in detail the evolution of labour market activation (or workfare) programmes in Denmark...